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34th European Film Awards

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34th European Film Awards
Date11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)
SiteBerlin, Germany
Hosted byAnnabelle Mandeng
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Official websiteEFA
Highlights
Most awardsFlee (3)
Most nominationsQuo Vadis, Aida? and Titane (5)

The 34th European Film Awards were presented in Berlin, Germany on 11 December 2021.[1][2] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards went ahead without an in person audience, taking the form of a hybrid event,[1] including pre-produced and live online.[3]

Selection

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Feature Film

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The first part of the selection of feature films announced on August 24, 2021.[4][5]

Documentary

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The selection of 15 documentary films was announced on August 24, 2021.[6][5]

Short Film

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The European Short Film 2021 is presented in co-operation with the following European film festivals (due to the COVID-19 pandemic the list of festivals as well as the dates of the festivals are subject to change – festivals might also be held online). The participating festival choose one candidate each and later nominate five short films for the main prize.[7]

  • 10–16 October 2020: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (Cyprus) - The News (dir. Lorin Terezi)
  • 15–25 October 2020: Riga International Film Festival (Latvia) - Push This Button If You Begin to Panic (dir. Gabriel Böhmer)
  • 19–25 October 2020: Uppsala Short Film Festival (Sweden) - Maalbeek (dir. Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis)
  • 24–31 October 2020: Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain) - The Martyr (dir. Fernando Pomares)
  • 3–8 November 2020: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland) - Dustin (dir. Naïla Guiguet)
  • 4–15 November 2020: Cork International Film Festival (Republic of Ireland) - Blue Fear (dir. Marie Jacotey & Lola Halifa-Legrand)
  • 17–25 November 2020: Black Nights Film Festival – PÖFF Shorts (Estonia) - Precious (dir. Paul Mas)
  • 5–12 December 2020: Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium) - Marlon Brando (dir. Vincent Tilanus)
  • 29 January - 6 February 2021: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) - Beyond is the Day (dir. Damian Kocur)
  • 1–7 February 2021: International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) - Flowers Blooming in Our Throats (dir. Eva Giolo)
  • 1–5 March 2021: Berlin International Film Festival (Germany) - Easter Eggs (dir. Nicolas Keppens)
  • 10–14 March 2021: Tampere Film Festival (Finland) - Mission: Hebron (dir. Rona Segal)
  • 14–18 April 2021: Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen (Netherlands) - The Natural Death of a Mouse (dir. Katharina Huber)
  • 27 May - 6 June 2021: VIENNA SHORTS – International Short Film Festival (Austria) - Bella (dir. Thelyia Petraki)
  • 30 May - 6 June 2021: Krakow Film Festival (Poland) - Hide (dir. Daniel Gray)
  • 1–7 June 2021: Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany) - Minnen (dir. Kristin Johannessen)
  • 6–17 July 2021: Festival de Cannes (France) - Displaced (dir. Samir Karahoda)
  • 16–25 July 2021: Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival (Portugal) - Vo (dir. Nicolas Gourault)
  • 27–31 July 2021: Motovun Film Festival (Croatia) - Armadila (dir. Gorana Jovanović)
  • 4–14 August 2021: Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland) - In Flow of Words (dir. Eliane Esther Bots)
  • 13–20 August 2021: Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - My Uncle Tudor (dir. Olga Lucovnicova)
  • 30 August - 5 September 2021: OFF – Odense International (Denmark) - The Long Goodbye (dir. Aneil Karia)
  • 1–11 September 2021: Venice Film Festival (Italy) - Fall of the Ibis King (dir. Mikai Geronimo & Josh O'Caoimh)
  • 18–25 September 2021: Encounters Film Festival (United Kingdom) - Zonder Meer (dir. Meltse Van Coillie)
  • 19 - 25 September 2021: Drama International Short Film Festival (Greece) - Nha Sunhu (dir. José Magro)

Feature Films Awards

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Nominations were announced on November 9, 2021.[8]

English title Director(s) Producer(s) Country Language
Compartment No. 6 Juho Kuosmanen Jussi Rantamäki, Riina Sildos, Jamila Wenske, Melanie Blocksdorf, Natalia Drozd-Makan, Sergey Selyanov Finland / Russia / Estonia / Germany Russian, Finnish
The Father Florian Zeller Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt United Kingdom / France English
The Hand of God Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli Italy Italian
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić Damir Ibrahimović, Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and Herzegovina / Austria / Netherlands / France / Poland / Norway / Germany / Romania / Turkey Bosnian, English, Dutch, Serbian
Titane Julia Ducournau Jean-Christophe Reymond, Amaury Ovise, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts France / Belgium French

EFA Excellence Awards

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The winners were announced on November 16, 2021. The members of the jury were Camilla Hjelm, Matt Kasmir, Jelena Maksimovic, Ursula Patzak, Célia Sayaphoum, Francis "Kiko" Soeder, Başar Ünder and Leendert van Nimwegen.[9]

Film Awards Not Based on a Feature Film Selection

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Source:[10]

European Comedy

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The award is presented to the director of a feature-length European comedy intended for theatrical release.

English title Director(s) Country Language
The Morning After Méliane Marcaggi France French
Ninjababy Yngvild Sve Flikke Norway Norwegian
The People Upstairs Cesc Gay Spain Spanish

European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI

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In co-operation with FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, the award is presented to a director for his/her first full-length European feature film intended for theatrical release. The nominees were announced on 12 October 2021. The 2021 nominations were determined by a committee consisting of European Film Academy Board Members Anita Juka (Croatia) and Joanna Szymańska (Poland), producer/screenwriter Paula Alvarez Vaccaro (UK, Italy), producer Vladimer Katcharava (Georgia) as well as film critics Marta Bałaga (Finland, Poland), Janet Baris (Turkey), Andrei Plakhov (Russia), Frédéric Ponsard (France) and Britt Sørensen (Norway) as representatives of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.[11]

Director(s) English title
Georgia (country) Dea Kulumbegashvili Beginning
Iceland Valdimar Jóhannsson Lamb
Belgium Laura Wandel Playground
Sweden Ninja Thyberg Pleasure
United Kingdom Emerald Fennell Promising Young Woman
Russia Philipp Yuryev The Whaler Boy

European Documentary

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The award is presented to the director of a European documentary film intended for theatrical release.

English title Director(s) Country Language
Babi Yar. Context Sergei Loznitsa Netherlands / Ukraine Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark / France / Sweden / Norway Danish, English, Dari, Russian, Swedish
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri Sweden English, French, Italian, Japanese, Swedish
Mr Bachmann and His Class Maria Speth Germany German
Taming the Garden Salomé Jashi Switzerland / Germany / Georgia (country) Georgian

European Animated Feature Film

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In co-operation with CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, the award is presented to the director of a European animated feature film intended for theatrical release.

English title Director(s) Country Language
The Ape Star Linda Hambäck Sweden / Norway / Denmark Swedish
Even Mice Belong in Heaven Denisa Grimmová & Jan Bubenícek Czech Republic / France / Poland / Slovakia Czech
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark / France / Sweden / Norway Danish, English, Dari, Russian, Swedish
Where Is Anne Frank Ari Folman Belgium / Luxembourg / Israel / Netherlands / France English
Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart Republic of Ireland / Luxembourg / France English

European Short Film

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The award is presented to the director of a European short film. The final five short films were nominated from the final list by the participating festivals.[12]

English title Director(s) Country Language
Bella Thelyia Petraki Greece Greek
Displaced Samir Karahoda Kosovo Albanian
Easter Eggs Nicolas Keppens Belgium / France / Netherlands Dutch
In Flow of Words Eliane Esther Bots Netherlands -
My Uncle Tudor Olga Lucovnicova Belgium / Portugal / Hungary / Moldova Romanian, Russian

Honorary Awards

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EFA Lifetime Achievement Award European Achievement in World Cinema EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling Eurimages Co-Production Award European Sustainability Award - Prix Film4Climate
not awarded

Audience Awards

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Lux Audience Award

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English title Director(s) Country Language
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić  Bosnia and Herzegovina /  Austria /  Netherlands /  France /  Poland/  Norway /  Germany /  Romania /  Turkey Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, English, Dutch, Serbian
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen  Denmark /  France /  Sweden /  Norway Danish, English, Dari, Russian, Swedish
Great Freedom Sebastian Meise  Austria /  Germany German, English


European University Film Award (EUFA)

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Presented in co-operation with Filmfest Hamburg, the award actively involves university students, spreads the “European idea” and transports the spirit of European cinema to an audience group of 20-29-year-olds. It also supports film dissemination, film education and the culture of debating. Based on the Feature Film Selection 2021 and the Documentary Selection 2021 Filmfest Hamburg and EFA nominate five films. They are later viewed in non-commercial closed jury sessions and discussed at the participating universities. The students at each institution select their favourite film.[17] The nominations were announced on 28 September 2021.[18]

English title Director(s) Country Language
Apples Christos Nikou Greece / Poland / Slovenia Greek, English
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark / France / Sweden / Norway Danish, English, Dari, Russian, Swedish
Great Freedom Sebastian Meise Austria / Germany German
Happening Audrey Diwan France French
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and Herzegovina / Austria / Netherlands / France / Poland / Norway / Germany / Romania / Turkey Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, English, Dutch, Serbian

References

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  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 December 2021). "European Film Awards Cancel Physical Event as COVID-19 Fears Mount". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Feature Film Selection (Part 1)". europeanfilmawards.eu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (24 August 2021). "European Film Awards Reveals First Wave Of Feature & Documentary Hopefuls For 2021". Deadline. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Documentary Selection". europeanfilmawards.eu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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  9. ^ "Excellence Awards 2021". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Nominations for the 34th European Film Awards". www.europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Six Debut Films Nominated". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Five Short Films Nominated". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ^ "European Film Academy Honours Márta Mészáros with Lifetime Achievement Award". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. ^ "European Film Academy Honours Susanne Bier". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Small Axe". European Film Academy. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  16. ^ "EURIMAGES Co-Production Award for Maria Ekerhovd". European Film Academy. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  17. ^ "About". About | European University Film Award. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Five Films Nominated for EUFA 2021". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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