The European Film Awards ceremony will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, on December 10. The list of the first thirty titles selected by the European Film Academy board for the 2022 feature film category will be joined by another 10-15 titles in September.
Among the titles in contention are Il buco by Michelangelo Frammartino, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival last year, and Nostalgia by Mario Martone. Plus Alcarràs by Carla Simón, Belfast, by Kenneth Branagh, and Madres paralelas by Pedro Almodóvar.
In the coming weeks, the 4400 members of the European Film Academy, after viewing and evaluating the shortlisted films, will vote on the final nominations for the best Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter categories, as well as the nominations in the Documentary category. The nominations will be made public on November 8, 2022, during the European Film Festival in Seville, and soon after, members of the European Film Academy will vote on the winners.
Selected films will also be considered for Excellence Awards in the categories Photography, Editing, Set Design, Costumes, Hair and Makeup, Original Soundtrack, Sound Effects and Visual Effects.
There will be no nominations in these categories but the awards will be given by an eight-member jury of representatives from the various arts and crafts.
European feature films that, among other requirements, have had their first official screening between June 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022, and have a European director (except for non-European directors “provided they have European refugee or similar status, or have lived in Europe and worked in the European film industry for at least five consecutive years”) will be eligible to compete for the European Film Awards.
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