The European Film Awards has cancelled its plans for a physical ceremony this year due to rising Covid numbers in Germany.A small ceremony for nominees only was due to take place in Berlin on December 11.
Instead, it will now take place in a hybrid of digital formats, including pre-produced and live online.Positive cases in Germany have been rising consistently over the last two months, reaching close to 60,000 per day on average this past week.
Further concerns over the so-called Omicron variant have seen governments across Europe react by introducing stricter measures.The move by the European Academy raises further questions about how film and TV events will be impacted by the pandemic’s fourth wave, which looks likely to be a factor
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