45 European Films from 28 Countries Shortlisted for 2024 European Film Awards in Lucerne
The European Film Academy (EFA) has officially unveiled the complete list of 45 feature films selected for the 2024 European Film Awards. This selection spans 28 European countries, showcasing the diversity and richness of contemporary European cinema. The films were chosen through a rigorous process involving the Academy Board and a panel of invited European experts. The final list includes 16 additional films, expanding on the initial announcement of 29 titles made earlier this year.
This year's European Film Awards ceremony will take place on 7 December 2024 in Lucerne, Switzerland. The selected films are eligible for a range of prestigious awards, including ‘European Film,’ ‘Director,’ ‘Actor,’ ‘Actress,’ ‘Screenwriter,’ and ‘Documentary.’ The nominations will be announced on 5 November, following a voting period in which the 5,000 Academy members will evaluate the entries.
The films are also eligible for Excellence Awards in categories such as ‘Cinematography,’ ‘Editing,’ ‘Production Design,’ and ‘Original Score.’ Unlike the main categories, these technical awards will be decided by a jury of eight representatives from various cinematic disciplines. The selection process aligns with the Academy’s Diversity & Inclusion Standards, ensuring a broad representation of voices and perspectives from across the continent.
Among the films selected are titles from well-known directors like Luca Guadagnino ("Queer") and Mike Leigh ("Hard Truths"), alongside films from emerging talents such as Kurdwin Ayub ("Moon") and Egil Pedersen ("My Fathers’ Daughter"). With productions hailing from countries as varied as Turkey, Romania, Italy, and Iceland, this year's selection highlights the wide-reaching creativity and storytelling prowess found in European cinema.
The complete list of selected films includes:
- "April" / Dea Kulumbegashvili / Georgia, France, Italy
- "Arcadia" (ΑΡΚΑΝΤΙΑ) / Yorgos Zois / Greece, Bulgaria
- "Armand" / Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel / Norway
- "Bird" / Andrea Arnold / UK
- "Conclave" / Edward Berger / UK, USA
- "Crossing" / Levan Akin / Sweden, Georgia, France, Denmark, Turkey, Morocco
- "Dying" (Sterben) / Matthias Glasner / Germany
- "Emilia Pérez" / Jacques Audiard / France
- "Grand Tour" / Miguel Gomes / Portugal, France
- "Hard Truths" / Mike Leigh / UK, Spain
- "Harvest" / Athina Rachel Tsangari / UK, Germany, Greece, France, USA
- "Hesitation Wound" (Tereddüt Çizgisi) / Selman Nacar / Turkey, France, Romania, Greece
- "Julie Keeps Quiet" (Julie Zwijgt) / Leonardo Van Dijl / Belgium
- "Kinds of Kindness" / Yorgos Lanthimos / UK, Ireland, USA, France
- "Kneecap" / Rich Peppiatt / Ireland, UK
- "Life" (Hayat) / Zeki Demirkubuz / Turkey, Bulgaria
- "Misericordia" / Emma Dante / Italy
- "Misericordia" (Misericorde) / Alain Guiraudie / France
- "Moon" (Mond) / Kurdwin Ayub / Austria
- "Mr. K" / Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab / Netherlands, Belgium
- "My Fathers’ Daughter" (Biru Unjárga) / Egil Pedersen / Norway, Sweden, Finland
- "Queer" / Luca Guadagnino / Italy, USA
- "Souleymane’s Story" (L’Histoire de Souleymane) / Boris Lojkine / France
- "The Count of Monte-Cristo" (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) / Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre De La Patellière / France
- "The Devil’s Bath" (Des Teufels Bad) / Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala / Austria, Germany
- "The End" / Joshua Oppenheimer / Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, UK, Sweden
- "The Girl with the Needle" (Pigen med Nålen) / Magnus von Horn / Denmark, Poland
- "The Invisible Fight" (Nähtamatu Võitlus) / Rainer Sarnet / Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland
- "The New Year That Never Came" (Anul Nou Care N-A Fost) / Bogdan Mureșanu / Romania, Serbia
- "The Other Way Around" (Volveréis) / Jonás Trueba / Spain
- "The Room Next Door" / Pedro Almodóvar / Spain
- "The Rye Horn" (O Corno) / Jaione Camborda / Spain, Portugal
- "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" (Danaye Anjir-e Moabad) / Mohammad Rasoulof / Germany, Iran
- "The Shameless" / Konstantin Bojanov / Switzerland, France, Bulgaria, India
- "The Sparrow in the Chimney" (Der Spatz im Kamin) / Ramon Zürcher / Switzerland
- "The Substance" / Coralie Fargeat / France, UK
- "The Village Next to Paradise" / Mo Harawe / Austria, Germany, France
- "There’s Still Tomorrow" (C’è Ancora Domani) / Paola Cortellesi / Italy
- "Three Kilometres to the End of the World" (Trei Kilometri Până la Capătul Lumii) / Emanuel Pârvu / Romania
- "Toxic" (Akiplėša) / Saulė Bliuvaitė / Lithuania
- "Un Amor" / Isabel Coixet / Spain
- "Vermiglio" / Maura Delpero / Italy, France, Belgium
- "When the Light Breaks" (Ljóssbrot) / Rúnar Rúnarsson / Iceland, France
- "Windless" (Безветрие) / Pavel G. Vesnakov / Bulgaria, Italy
- "Without Air" (Elfogy a Levegő) / Katalin Moldovai / Hungary
The 2024 European Film Awards promise to highlight the very best of European cinema, with films from both established filmmakers and rising talents competing for the top prizes. The event in Lucerne is expected to be a celebration of the rich diversity and artistry found across European film.