GENERAL INFORMATION - European Film Academy

Accreditation Form

34th European Film Awards
Berlin

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1. Personal data

Are you a EFA Member?

Yes No

First name

Last name

Phone

E-mail

CC to (editor, assistant) Optional

2. Represented media outlet

Name of media outlet

Section / programme Optional

Company address

Street address

Postal code

City

Contact

Phone

General e-mail

Media type and language

Other

Language(s)

Position

Other

Editor’s confirmation

I hereby confirm that the representative has been commissioned to report from the European Film Awards

Full name

Postal code

Phone

E-mail

Date

City

3. Type of accreditation

Photo TV Media

Additional comments

I agree to the following Terms and Conditions of the media accreditation procedure of the European Film Academy for the European Film Awards

By submitting the accreditation form, the media representative accepts and agrees to the following:

The entered and transmitted personal data will be stored in the European Film Academy database and used to contact you in connection with the accreditation process and for information purposes concerning the European Film Awards.

Representative’s name, media outlet and country may be passed on to other accredited media representatives, to our partners, sponsors and funding institutions, as well as to the agents of the nominees and winners of the European Film Awards. Furthermore, this information may be stored in order to fulfill our reporting obligations to the funding institutions and for other statistical evaluation.

Other personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose for retaining such data ceases to apply, i.e. four weeks after the European Film Awards took place. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, data may be stored if required by Union of Member State law to which we are subject.

Data will also be blocked or deleted if a retention period prescribed by laws and regulations expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion of fulfillment of a contract.

Please note that during all official events of the EFA Weekend photo and video recordings are made, which may be used in digital and/or in printed media for press information and public relations. For details please see our Privacy Policy.

Participating in the European Film Awards implies the unconditional acceptance of the above conditions.

The data protection officer of European Film Academy e.V. is Rainer Pyls. He may be contacted using the contact details provided above as well as at privacy@europeanfilmacademy.org. For further information please see our Privacy Policy.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 The aims of the European Film Awards are:

– To celebrate the excellence and diversity of European cinema
– To attract new audiences to European film
– To draw attention to (new) European talent

1.2 Legal body of the European Film Awards is the European Film Academy e.V. The executive body is the Academy Board. The board consists of a chair, two deputy chairs and up to 16 further board members.

1.3 The 37th European Film Awards will be presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and European Film Academy Productions gGmbH on 7 December 2024 in Lucerne/Switzerland.

1.4 The European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions present awards in the following 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 INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION AWARD
EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – Prix FILM4CLIMATE
LUX EUROPEAN AUDIENCE FILM AWARD
EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FILM AWARD

1.5 Eligible films’ main production country must be European; European, in the sense of the European Film Academy, means geographical Europe, both EU and non-EU, and includes Israel and Palestine (please refer to list of eligible countries).

1.6 Eligible individuals for a nomination or an award must be born in Europe or hold a European passport. The Academy Board may consider non-Europeans provided they have a European refugee or similar status or have lived in Europe and worked in the European film industry for at least five consecutive years (verification required).

1.7 Films can be proposed for the European Film Awards by European film institutions, festivals, trade magazines, members of the European Film Academy, Academy Patrons and rights-holders of European films.

1.8 The submission fee amounts to EUR 70 (subject to VAT) per film. The fee will be charged by the European Film Academy. Should a film get selected or nominated, an entry fee of EUR 750 (subject to VAT) per film applies (both fees do not apply for the short film category).

1.9 The entry of a film for the European Film Awards implies the unconditional acceptance of the regulations for the European Film Awards and the consent to submit and to make the film available on the European Film Academy’s submission and viewing platforms for the respective viewing groups under the provided conditions (including the payment of the corresponding fee, if applicable).

1.10 If a film qualifies for different award categories, it can be submitted exclusively for one or for several award categories, e.g. European Animated Feature Film and European Documentary.

1.11 Should the rights-holders of a film decline an explicit invitation from the Academy to participate in the current edition of the European Film Awards, they will not be able to participate the following year with this film.

1.12 The selected and nominated films should reflect the European Film Academy’s Diversity & Inclusion Standards for the diverse representation of underrepresented groups in front of and behind the screen. Important diversity & inclusion parameters are gender/ gender identity, disability, race/ethnicity, age, language, religion, sexual orientation, body size or socio-economic background.

1.13 Producers/distributors of films that receive a nomination or an award in any category agree to use the corresponding artwork of the nomination or the award in all future promotion campaigns, for example, on poster campaigns, in magazine, newspaper and Internet advertising, social media and trailers etc.

1.14 Each nominee receives a certificate and is invited to attend the European Film Awards Ceremony.

1.15 Each award winner receives a certificate and a statuette (limited to one per category), with the exception of EUROPEAN FILM for which there shall be two statuettes (one for the director and one for the main producer). Further statuettes can be purchased upon request.

1.16 Not eligible are films submitted for the European Film Awards 2023.

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