NOMINEES WELCOME GUIDE 2023

Congratulations on your nomination for the 36th European Film Awards!

Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy seeks to support and connect its 4,600 members and celebrates and promotes their work.

Its aims are to share knowledge and to educate audiences of all ages about European cinema. Positioning itself as a leading organization and facilitating crucial debates within the industry, the Academy strives to unite everyone who loves European cinema, culminating annually in the Month of European Film and the European Film Awards, by including European film heritage in its portfolio and by expanding its focus on young audiences through the European Film Club.

As a European Film Award Nominee, you will receive an invitation to join the European Film Academy – membership includes access to the Academy´s VOD Platform, full voting rights and an invitation to the annual European Film Awards.

The EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.

In 2023, the awards are presented in the following 24 categories:

EUROPEAN FILM
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – Prix FIPRESCI
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
EUROPEAN ACTOR
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHY
EUROPEAN EDITING
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGN
EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGN
EUROPEAN MAKE-UP & HAIR
EUROPEAN ORIGINAL SCORE
EUROPEAN SOUND
EUROPEAN VISUAL EFFECTS
EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION AWARD
EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – Prix FILM4CLIMATE
EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FILM AWARD
LUX EUROPEAN AUDIENCE FILM AWARD

The European Film Academy members have voted for the nominations in the following categories:

EUROPEAN FILM
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
EUROPEAN ACTOR
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER

In addition to the above, there are nominations for

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – Prix FIPRESCI
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Both categories are decided by individual nomination committees.

EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
The nominations for EUROPEAN SHORT FILM are established in co-operation with a series of film festivals throughout Europe. At each of these festivals, an independent jury presents one of the European short films in competition with a candidacy in the short film category of the European Film Awards. Once the list of candidates is complete, the participating festivals nominate five short films from this list.

LUX EUROPEAN AUDIENCE FILM AWARD
The LUX Selection Panel draws from European film professionals, who select the five nominated films from an extensive pool of films submitted for the European Film Awards.

Based on the nominations, the members of the European Film Academy vote for the winners in the following categories:

EUROPEAN FILM
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – Prix FIPRESCI
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
EUROPEAN ACTOR
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER

An eight-member expert jury decides on the winners of

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

A vote from both the members of the European Parliament and the public will decide on the winner of the LUX EUROPEAN AUDIENCE FILM AWARD

The European Film Awards 2023 will be celebrated on Saturday, 9 December, in Berlin.
The Awards ceremony will take place in the Arena Berlin.

The weekend programme traditionally includes film screenings with Q&As for the public and a reception by the Mayor of the hosting city on Friday night, as well as the awards ceremony and an after-show party for guests on Saturday.

The show will be streamed live at www.europeanfilmawards.eu and through an international network of streaming and broadcasting partners.

Your European Film Awards nomination is a significant PR opportunity, and we strongly encourage you to make use of it. The rights-holders of the nominated films received the official nomination logo as well as a social media visual.
Please see the Academy’s Social Media and PR Guidelines for the different PR opportunities and for the correct use of the artwork.

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY
Kurfürstendamm 225
10719 Berlin
GERMANY
tel. +49 30 887 167 0
contact@europeanfilmacademy.org

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRODUCTIONS gGmbH
Kurfürstendamm 225
10719 Berlin
GERMANY
tel. +49 30 887 167 0
info@efa-productions.com