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Become one of the jury and vote online for the EFA People's Choice Award 2013 5o4r3h

Every year, the EFA People’s Choice Award allows film fans across Europe to elect their favourite film. When the European Film Academy invites its , Europe’s greatest film stars, directors, actors and actresses, to attend the European Film Awards, the People’s Choice Award sheds a spotlight on the people films are made for: the audience. This year’s vote has started – vote now and win the chance to winners and nominees for the awards ceremony in Berlin!&...

First School of Film Agents (SOFA) successfully completed 4477

      After ten days of tweaking the concepts and budgets of their dream projects the participants of the first School of Film Agents (SOFA) presented their work results to industry figures and the audience in Poland's largest Art-house-Cinema Nowe Horyzonty on August 29, 2013. The new workshop initiative for committed film agents from Middle and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and found its ceremonial ending. Experts and participant...

Short Matters! screening in July 622o36

The SHORT MATTERS! programme screens the short films nominated in 2012 at a series of festivals around the world. In July this includes the following screenings:  4 – 13 July 2013  Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel)  www.jff.org.il 6 - 14 July 2013 Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival (Portugal) www.curtas.pt 10 & 11 July 2013 Academia de Cine, Madrid www.academiadecine.com ...

A Sunday in the country: informal encounters in Serbia and Poland 1r606j

Another two editions of the EFA initiative A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY are coming up: this informal weekend encounter brings together a group of young film professionals with a few EFA for film screenings, discussions and an exchange of ideas and experiences.  In co-operation with the European Film Festival Palić and Art & Popcorn Motion Picture Company, and ed by the Medienboard Berlin - Brandenburg and the Serbian Ministry of Culture, one edition will  bring young fi...

Film Academies from Europe met for the 9th time in Karlovy Vary 1z25w

  For the 9th time already, and on the occasion of the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF, the annual FAN of Europe meeting brought together the film academies network for an exchnage of ideas and experiences concerning hip, awarding procedures, organisation of an awards ceremony and other projects. Attending were (1rst row, from left to right) Judith Colell - Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematograficas, Madrid * Marion Döring - European Film Academy * Isona ola - Acad&e...

Apply for EFA Master Class with Andreas Hykade and friends Ari Folman (Israel), Phil Mulloy (UK), David OReilly (Ireland)... 1849x

EFA Master Class with Andreas Hykade and friends Ari Folman (Israel), Phil Mulloy (UK), David OReilly (Ireland) and Izabela Plucinska (Poland) The Runt - Andreas Hykade WHEN: 9 – 15 September 2013 WHERE: Institute of Animation, Visual Effects, and Digital Postproduction, Ludwigsburg/   MEET -          Andreas Hykade / (THE RUNT, LOVE & THEFT), tutor -         ...

Meet Scottish producer Rebecca O’Brien EFA Board Member 2p472x

OOH, AAH, CANTONA!  Continuing our series introducing the of the Board of the European Film Academy, Scottish producer Rebecca O’Brien re the beginnings and some of the highlights of her career in film and talks about the “cultural exception”… What made you want to work in film and how did you start?  As a child I just loved going to the movies – especially musicals -  and when I was a teenager in London I particularly e...

EFA Master Class on Contemporary Animation z2t5a

The European Film Academy's Master Class this year will focus on animation. Held by Andreas Hykade (www.hykade.de) the EFA Master Class 2013 ANIMATION TODAY is dedicated to modern animation. During one week (9 - 15 September), participants will form a team and create an animation film from the original idea to the completed film. Participants can come from any field, be it independent animation, games or commercial animation. They can work in various techniques, be it 2 D, 3 D, puppets or ...

May 2013: EFA Young Audience Award 2013 2u6t3c

  May 2013: Young Audience Award 2013 A REAL CELEBRATION WITH LOTS OF HAPPY KIDS Children Juries in Nine European Cities Elect Dutch Film by Vincent Bal In a truly European vote, 12-14-year-old audiences in Copenhagen (Denmark), Erfurt (), Izola (Slovenia), London (UK), Riga (Latvia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Turin (Italy), Valletta (Malta) and Wroclaw (Poland) have elected THE ZIGZAG KID by Vincent Bal (the Netherlands) as the winne...

Young Audience Film Day: Kids Vote for EFA Young Audience Award 4a3r16

Riga s as Ninth City in Young Audience Vote The Latvian capital Riga has just ed the European Film Academy’s YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD as the ninth participating city in this year’s second edition of the initiative for young film-lovers. This Sunday is Young Audience Film Day: On 5 May the three nominated films will simultaneously be screened to a young audience in nine different cities across Europe. The nominated films THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (/Belgium...

EFA partners at the Berlinale Talent Campus THE SHORT FILM GALAXY 1v6y2l

Presented in co-operation with the European Film Academy and Berlinale Shorts, the Berlinale Talent Campus THE SHORT FILM GALAXY featured festival representatives from Clermont-Ferrand, Sarajevo, Tampere and Vila do Conde.  All of them are partners in the EFA short film initiative (each festival announces a short film nomination for the European Film Awards) and the programmers shared some insider knowledge about festival submission and selection of short films, and brought along one...

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY NOMINATES THE SUICIDE SHOP, UPSIDEdown and THE ZIGZAG KID c4p1x

Children Juries in Eight European Cities will Elect Winner of EFA Young Audience Award The European Film Academy proudly announces and congratulates the three nominees for the EFA Young Audience Award 2013:  THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (, Belgium & Canada) UPSIDEdown by Bernd Sahling ()  THE ZIGZAG KID by Vincent Bal (the Netherlan...

Latvian National Opera in Riga, Lativa 2g4f6y

Latvian National Opera  ccopyright TripAdvisor The Latvian National Opera House is home to both the Latvian National Opera and the Latvian National Ballet. In the course of a season that runs from September to June the LNO puts up more than 200 performances, staging on average six new opera and ballet productions every season. Today, the LNO is a repertoire theatre. While paying tribute to the traditional values of the Classical and Romantic operas and ballets that are the cornerst...

European Film Awards 2014 go to Riga k202o

Riga, European Capital of Culture 2014, will be the host of the 27th European Film Awards next year.  Taking place in Berlin, seat of the European Film Academy (EFA), every second year, in the other years the ceremony travels. EFA Director Marion Döring says, “as a truly European event, this is the only awards ceremony that travels and it is always great to bring the awards elsewhere. We’re looking forward to the Latvian taste the awards weekend will doubtlessly acquire!...

A warm welcome to the new EFA : 504g6k

The new EFA   actors: Colin Firth UK ★ Herbert Knaup ★ Sven Nordin NORWAY  ★ Åsmund Andreas Swensen Høeg NORWAY ★ actresses: Anita Caprioli ITALY ★Audrey Fleurot ★ Caterina Murino ITALY ★ Anjorka Strechel ★ cinematographers: Oscar Durán Barcena SPAIN ★ Stéphane Fontaine ★ Gherardo Gossi ITALY ★ Darius Khondji ★ composers: K. S. Eidnes Andersen DENMARK ★ Stefan Will ★ costume des...

EFA Director Marion Döring talks about projects 21102l

  A FOCUS ON NETWORKING EFA Director Marion Döring talks about projects Looking back at the 25th European Film Awards – do you see these as the end of an era? To me, anniversaries never feel like the end of something. On the contrary, and especially in the case of EFA, they always mark the beginning of something. That is probably because of the fact that Europe and our film culture and industry are constantly changing - whether this has to do with politics...

European Film Academy Young Audience Award 2013 - Call for Entries 1j50d

The European Film Academy Young Audience Award, first introduced in 2012 on occasion of the 25th European Film Awards, will be presented this year in the framework of a Young Audience Film Day on Sunday, 5 May. The three nominated films will be screened to young audiences which will then elect the winner. Among this year’s participating cities will be Amsterdam/The Netherlands, Belgrade/Serbia, Erfurt/, London/UK, Norrköping/Sweden, Sofia/Bulgaria, Turin/Italy, and Wroclaw/P...

THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2012 the ceremony 3x1ob

      The 25th European Film Awards Ceremony THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Marion Döring, Peter Busuttil picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Wim Wenders picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Anke Engelke, host picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2012 - Prix EURIMAGES: Helena Danielsson, Sweden picture: EFA / Rene Rossigna...

The 25th European Film Awards Ceremony THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Marion Döring, Peter Busuttil picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Wim Wenders picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Anke Engelke, host picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2012 - Prix EURIMAGES: Helena Danielsson, Sweden picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud EUROPEAN ...

Establishment of the Wim Wenders Foundation in Düsseldorf zj62

Beat Wismer (Generaldirektor der Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast), Bernd Desinger (Direktor Filmmuseum Düsseldorf), Hans-Georg Lohe (Kulturdezernent Stadt Düsseldorf), Donata und Wim Wenders, Petra Müller(Geschäftsführerin der Film- und Medienstiftung NRW), Marc Jan Eumann (Medienstaatssekretär des Landes NRW). People around the globe have seen the films of Wim Wenders, many have been affected by them, and some of these f...

The board of the European Film Academy concerned concerned about public film funding in Europe 20m58

On the occasion of its meeting held in Valletta/Malta following the 25th European Film Awards the board of the European Film Academy issued the following declaration: The European Film Academy is very much concerned about public film funding in Europe! Europe’s national ing schemes are threatened by the new so-called Cinema Communication issued by the EU. Member states with important film funds like and have expressed deep concerns about the new rule. The board of t...

Anke Engelke hosted one of the best EFA ceremonies 1g5r5l

The 25th edition silver jubilee of the Awards was rated by most of the participants and attendees as one of the best ever. Difficult to top , mentionned a few observers. That leaves the team at EFA productions with a difficult task for th enext edition in berlin 2013. Anke delivered a wonderful, witty, daring performance....

Love, Amour takes home the 4 best prizes at the 25th European Film Awards 1e4y9

                                The more than 2,700 of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2012: AMOUR / / Austria, 127 min written & directed by Michael Haneke produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan ...

The European Film Awards live on a television near you. 2wf1a

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2012 THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - LIVE! There will be a live stream of the awards ceremony on  www.europeanfilmawards.eu  Follow real-time postings of the winners facebook and twitter Watch the European Film Awards on TV! The 25th European Film Awards are broadcast across Europe and beyond. These are the times / dates:  TERRITORY BROADCASTER ...

Malta, hosts the nominees at the Phoenicia and a 5 star hotel at the gates of Valetta 5w224c

    Malta is proud to present host the European Film Academy Awards at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, on 1st December 2012 with many of the stars, directors and producers as well as an illustrious international audience are already booked at The Phoenicia Hotel for the event. This annual awards ceremony recognises achievements in European cinema in 17 categories,...

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About European Film Awards 314n5x

Edelmann Pascal
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The European Film Awards are presented in 15 categories and take place in Berlin every second year.

The 2013 edition returns to Berlin this December.

After Paris, Glasgow, London, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Bochum, Tallinn and Valletta the European Film Awards 2014 will take place in Riga,  Saturday, 13 December 2014


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