European Film Awards Selection Revealed With ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Sacred Fig,’ ‘The Substance’ Among Titles
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor The European Film Academy has revealed the first tranche of film titles that members can consider for nominations for the European Film Awards, which take place on Dec.
7 in Lucerne, Switzerland. The academy’s selection of 29 titles covers films that had their first official screening between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024.
Further titles will be announced in September, which will include films that had their premieres in the summer and early autumn festivals, such as Locarno and Venice.
Among the selection are Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” Cannes’ best actress and jury prize winner, Miguel Gomes’ “Grand Tour,” Cannes’ best director winner, Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds Of Kindness,” best actor winner at Cannes, Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” jury special prize winner at Cannes, Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” best screenplay winner at Cannes, “Armand” by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the Golden Camera winner at Cannes, Matthias Glasner’s “Dying,” best screenplay winner at Berlin, and Jaione Camborda’s “The Rye Horn,” best film winner at San Sebastian.
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