Accreditation Form

34th European Film Awards
Berlin

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FEATURE FILMS

2. Eligibility

2.1 Eligible for the European Film Awards are European feature-length fiction films intended for theatrical release.

2.2 The films must have had their first official screening (be it at a festival, at a regular cinema or online) between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024. The Academy Board has the right to refrain from this rule in exceptional cases.

2.3 To be eligible, feature films must fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

– To have been awarded at least at one major festival (see list of festivals)
– To have been selected at least once for competition plus two other sections by at least three major festivals
– To have been theatrically released in at least three countries for at least seven consecutive days or sold for such release

2.4 The films must have a European director (see 1.6) and their main production country has to be European (see 1.5). Furthermore, the criteria whereby films qualify as European are based upon the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (CETS No. 220). According to the Convention, a film qualifies as European if it achieves 16 points out of a possible maximum of 21 from a schedule of European elements.

To give the most flexible definition, the European Film Academy uses a lower minimum of 13 points as follows:

European elements Weighting points
Director 4
Scriptwriter 3
Composer 1
First role 3
Second role 2
Third role 1
Head of Department – cinematography 1
Head of Department – sound 1
Head of Department – picture editing 1
Head of Department – production or costume design 1
Studio or shooting location 1
Visual effects (VFX) or computer-generated imagery (CGI) location 1
Post production location 1
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Total 21

The Academy Board has the right to make an exception in cases of lower points, provided the film has both a European director and a European main production country.

2.5 Films must be submitted by their rights-holders and made available for viewing to the respective viewing groups and committees. The submitted version has to be the original language version with English subtitles (for accessibility reasons this is also mandatory for English-language films).

Submission deadline for feature films is 31 May 2024.

3. Selection

3.1 The Academy Board and a group of experts appointed by the board select 35 – 45 films for the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS FEATURE FILM SELECTION proposed to the Academy Members to be considered for a nomination.

3.2 More than one film from the same (co-)production country can be selected.

3.3 The selected films are announced in August with possible additions in September and made available for viewing to the Academy Members.

4. Nominations

4.1 There are five feature film nominations in each of the following categories:

• EUROPEAN FILM
• EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
• EUROPEAN ACTRESS
• EUROPEAN ACTOR
• EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER

Based on the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS FEATURE FILM SELECTION, three to four of the nominations in each of the above categories are voted for by the Academy Members. The Academy Board can add up to two nominations in each category. The board’s nominations need to be agreed on by 70% of the board members present at the nomination meeting. The board’s nominations may also be chosen from films nominated as EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – Prix FIPRESCI. Furthermore, nominated films for the categories EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY and EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM are also running for the category EUROPEAN FILM.

4.2 The nominations are announced four to five weeks prior to the European Film Awards Ceremony.

5. Election of the Winners

5.1 The list of nominations is submitted to the Academy Members who vote for the winners in the following categories:

• EUROPEAN FILM (the award goes to director and main producer jointly)
• EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
• EUROPEAN ACTRESS
• EUROPEAN ACTOR
• EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER

5.2 The votes are kept by a notary or an auditor. The winner is announced during the European Film Awards Ceremony.

5.3 In the following eight categories, also called Excellence Awards, there are no nominations.

• EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHY
• EUROPEAN EDITING
• EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGN
• EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGN
• EUROPEAN MAKE-UP & HAIR
• EUROPEAN ORIGINAL SCORE
• EUROPEAN SOUND
• EUROPEAN VISUAL EFFECTS

A jury consisting of representatives of the different arts and crafts selects the award recipient in each of the eight categories above based on the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS FEATURE FILM SELECTION.

Other individual European performances/achievements in European films that are not part of the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS FEATURE FILM SELECTION can be considered additionally. This happens by invitation only.

The selection committee for the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS DOCUMENTARY FILM SELECTION (see 7.5) and the nomination committee for EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM (see 8.5) may additionally propose to the Excellence Awards Jury individual achievements in selected or nominated films to be considered for one or more Excellence Awards.

5.4 The recipients of the Excellence Awards are announced prior to the European Film Awards Ceremony.

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