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    16.1 Presented in co-operation with Filmfest Hamburg, the award actively involves university students, spreads the “European idea”, and transports the spirit of European cinema to an audience group of 20-29-year-olds. It also supports film dissemination, film education and the culture of debating. More information on eufa.org

    16.2 Based on the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS FEATURE FILM SELECTION 2024 and the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS DOCUMENTARY FILM SELECTION 2024, Filmfest Hamburg and the Academy nominate five films.

    16.3 The five nominated films are viewed in non-commercial closed jury sessions and discussed at the participating universities. The students at each institution select their favourite film.

    16.4 In 2024, the following universities are participating:

    Austria: University of Vienna

    Belgium: University of Antwerp

    Czech Republic: Charles University, Prague

    Denmark: Aarhus University, School of Communication and Culture

    Finland: University of Turku

    France: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3

    Germany: Filmuniversität Babelsberg ‘Konrad Wolf’, Potsdam

    Greece: University of the Aegean, Mytilini/Lesbos

    Hungary: Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest

    Iceland: University of Iceland, Film Studies department, Reykjavík

    Israel: Steve Tisch School of Cinema and Television Studies at Tel-Aviv University

    Ireland: University College Cork

    Italy: University of Udine

    Kosovo: AAB University, Pristina

    Latvia: Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga

    Lithuania: Vilnius University

    Netherlands: Utrecht University (Dept. of Media and Culture Studies, Media and Performance Studies)

    Poland: University of Łódź, Department of Media and Audiovisual Culture

    Portugal: Universidade Beira Interior, Covilhã

    Romania: Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca

    Serbia: Singidunum University, Belgrade

    Spain: University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication, Bilbao

    Sweden: Linnaeus University, Växjö

    Switzerland: Université de Lausanne

    Turkey: Kadir Has University, Istanbul

    United Kingdom: Liverpool John Moores University

    Further universities may participate.

    16.5 The award recipient is selected in a joint session of student representatives from each participating university.

    16.6 The public announcement of the winning film takes place prior to the European Film Awards Ceremony.

    16.7 The director of the winning film receives a special statuette.