NOMINEES WELCOME GUIDE 2024
NOMINEES WELCOME GUIDE 2024
Congratulations on your nomination for the 37th European Film Awards!
The Academy
Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy seeks to support and connect its 5000 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.
European Film Awards Categories
The EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.
In 2024, the awards are presented in the following 23 categories:
EUROPEAN FILM
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – Prix FIPRESCI
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – PRIX VIMEO
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 INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION AWARD
EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FILM AWARD
LUX EUROPEAN AUDIENCE FILM AWARD
Who decides on the nominations?
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
EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
These categories are decided by individual nomination committees.
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – PRIX VIMEO
The nominations for EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – PRIX VIMEO 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.
Who decides on the winners?
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 – PRIX VIMEO
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.
Where and When?
The European Film Awards 2024 will be celebrated on Saturday, 7 December, in Lucerne.
The Awards ceremony will take place in the KKL Luzern.
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.
Awards Week Programme
Awards Week Programme 2024
General Assembly
General Assembly
Academy Screening: A TRICK OF LIGHT (Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky) by Wim Wenders
Academy Screening: A TRICK OF LIGHT (Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky) by Wim Wenders
at 22:00 followerd by Q&A with director Wim Wenders, recipient of the Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, moderated by Monika Schärer
Location: Bourbaki Kino/Bar, Löwenplatz 11, 6004 Luzern
Mayor’s Night Nominees and Winners Rendez-vous
Mayor’s Night Nominees and Winners Rendez-vous
for Nominees, already announced Winners, Academy Board and +1 guests only
incl. Official Nominees and Winners 2024 group photo call
Dress code: casual chic
Location: Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern, Schweizerhofquai - CH-6002 Lucerne
Mayor’s Night Reception
Mayor’s Night Reception
Dress code: casual chic
Location: Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern, Schweizerhofquai - CH-6002 Lucerne
Academy Screening: SALT OF THE EARTH by Wim Wenders
Academy Screening: SALT OF THE EARTH by Wim Wenders
at 12:00 followerd by Q&A with director Wim Wenders, recipient of the Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, moderated by Scott Roxborough
Location: Stattkino, Löwenplatz 11, 6004 Luzern
37th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
37th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
19.00 Auditorium doors open
19.30 Red carpet ends
19.45 Seating complete & doors close
20.00 LIVE broadcast of the European Film Awards Ceremony
~22:30 Flying dinner / After Show Party
dress code: black tie
electronic tickets will be provided by email on Thursday, December 5
The 37th European Film Awards will be broadcast LIVE on europeanfilmawards.eu
Thanks to our partnership with Interprefy, AI Speech Translation, Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI) and Live Translated Captions are available during the ceremony.
If interested, please download the Interprefy app https://www.interprefy.com/download-interprefy-app to enjoy real-time translation and captions in your chosen language.
How to Connect
Before the event:
Download Interprefy app https://www.interprefy.com/download-interprefy-app on your mobile device.
After your arrival to KKL on December 7:
Step 1:
Scan the displayed QR code at the event or enter the event token and connect.
Step 2:
Select your preferred language for audio interpretation and captions from the available options in the app.
Step 3:
Enjoy real-time translation and captions in your chosen language as the event progresses.
Sunday
Academy Screening: BLUE VELVET and four episodes of MAMMAS (CICHLID FISH, HAMSTER, TOAD and SPIDER) by Isabella Rossellini Rossellini
Academy Screening: BLUE VELVET and four episodes of MAMMAS (CICHLID FISH, HAMSTER, TOAD and SPIDER) by Isabella Rossellini Rossellini
at 12.30 followed by Q&A with Isabella Rossellini, recipient of the European Achievement in World Cinema Award, moderated by Scott Roxborough
Location: Bourbaki Kino/Bar, Löwenplatz 11, 6004 Luzern
The Logo
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 e.V.
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRODUCTIONS gGmbH
Stralauer Allee 2A
10245 Berlin
GERMANY
tel. +49 30 887 167 0
contact@europeanfilmacademy.org
