34th European Film Awards

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34th European Film Awards
Date 11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)
Site Berlin, Germany
Host Annabelle Mandeng
Organizer European Film Academy
Official website EFA

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

Feature Film

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

Documentary

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

Short Film

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

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

Best Film

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

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

Source:[10]

European Comedy

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

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 Balaga (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]

English title Director(s) Country Language
Beginning Dea Kulumbegashvili Georgia (country) / France Georgian
Lamb Valdimar Jóhannsson Iceland / Poland / Sweden Icelandic
Playground Laura Wandel Belgium French
Pleasure Ninja Thyberg Sweden / Netherlands / France English, Swedish
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell United Kingdom / United States English
The Whaler Boy Philipp Yuryev Russia / Poland / Belgium Russian, English

European Documentary

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

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

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

EFA Lifetime Achievement Award

The award is given to honour an extraordinary lifetime achievement which has made a special contribution to European cinema

Recipient
Hungary Márta Mészáros[13] Throughout her courageous and innovative films, Márta Mészáros has been devoted to depicting the lives and giving a voice to independent and complex women.[13]

European Achievement in World Cinema

The award honours an outstanding achievement in world cinema.

Recipient
Denmark Susanne Bier[14] Susanne Bier is the first female director to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a European Film Award.

Special Awards

EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling

The award goes to the director of an outstanding innovative achievement in European storytelling which reflects the changes in the cinematic landscape.

Recipient
United Kingdom Steve McQueen for Small Axe[15] With this award, the European Film Academy wishes to pay tribute to a ground-breaking pièce d’oeuvre that forces audiences to see where it hasn't looked before. An anthology of a multi-faceted history which has never been given the attention it deserves; Steve McQueen has created five films inspired by real-life events in the 70s and 80s within the UK's West-Indian community. Each part taking a different position, SMALL AXE poignantly explores how systemic racism continuously fuels injustice and the fight for civil rights is not the same for all in Europe. The series of films also celebrate the unique culture of the West Indies, which influenced and inspired not just Britain but the whole of Europe. With its strong performances of a fantastic ensemble of actors and its overall cinematic impact, SMALL AXE shows McQueen's huge talent as an innovative storyteller, while leaving audiences unable to un-see a painful facet of our reality again, but never forgetting to reveal the joy of the every day.[15]

Eurimages Co-Production Award

Presented in co-operation with Eurimages, the award goes to a distinguished European producer active in coproduction. Eurimages selects the award winner to acknowledge the decisive role of co-productions in fostering international exchange.

Recipient
Norway Maria Ekerhovd[16] Her production company Mer Film's ambition is to produce Norwegian and international art-house films by directors with a personal artistic vision.  Mer Film believes in long term releationships with directors and co – producing partners and in 2015 the company expanded its mission by founding Mer Filmdistribusjon, a distribution company which works closely with the production company.

EFA Sustainability Award - Prix FILM4CLIMATE

Presented in co-operation with the World Bank Group's Connect4Climate and its Film4Climate campaign, the award goes to a European film or company for an outstanding contribution to sustainability in film. The winner is announced during the Nominees’ and Excellence Awards Winners’ Celebration on the night before the European Film Awards.

Audience Awards

Lux European Audience Film Award

Presented in co-operation with the European Parliament and in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas, the award is built on the LUX Prize, the film prize of the European Parliament established in 2007 as a symbol of the European Parliament's commitment to culture, and EFA's People's Choice Award. It continues building bridges across Europe, as one of the LUX Award's objectives, by shedding light on films that go to the heart of the European public debate. The award aims at strengthening ties between politics and citizens, by inviting European audiences to become active protagonists by voting for their favourite films.[17]

The three nominated films are viewed by audiences in cinemas (online if the situation requires it) across Europe, via the LUX Film Days (February – May) and the LUX Audience Week (March or May depending on the ceremony date). Voting opens for the public from day 1 after the EFA Ceremony until two weeks before the LUX Ceremony. Members of the European Parliament vote from the beginning of March until the day before the Awards Ceremony (exact timeline TBD/TBC). The final ranking will be determined by combining the public vote ratings and the vote ratings by the Members of the European Parliament, with each group weighing 50 per cent. The film with the highest average rating will become the winner.

English title Director(s) Country Language
Collective Alexander Nanau Romania / Luxembourg Romanian, English
Another Round Thomas Vinterberg Denmark / Netherlands / Sweden Danish, Swedish
Corpus Christi Jan Komasa Poland / France Polish

EFA Young Audience Award (YAA)

The award is presented to the director of a European film that addresses an audience between 12 and 14 years of age.[18]

English title Director(s) Country Language
The Crossing Johanne Helgeland Norway Norwegian
Pinocchio Matteo Garrone Italy / France Italian
Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart Republic of Ireland / Luxembourg / France English

European University Film Award (EUFA)

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.[19] The nominations were announced on 28 September 2021.[20]

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

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