The 34th European Film Awards were presented in Berlin, Germany on 11 December 2021.[1][2] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards went ahead without an in person audience, taking the form of a hybrid event,[1] including pre-produced and live online.[3]
The European Short Film 2021 is presented in co-operation with the following European film festivals (due to the COVID-19 pandemic the list of festivals as well as the dates of the festivals are subject to change – festivals might also be held online). The participating festival choose one candidate each and later nominate five short films for the main prize.[7]
10–16 October 2020: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus () - The News (dir. Lorin Terezi)
15–25 October 2020: Riga International Film Festival () - Push This Button If You Begin to Panic (dir. Gabriel Böhmer)
19–25 October 2020: Uppsala Short Film Festival () - Maalbeek (dir. Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis)
The winners were announced on November 16, 2021. The members of the jury were Camilla Hjelm, Matt Kasmir, Jelena Maksimovic, Ursula Patzak, Célia Sayaphoum, Francis "Kiko" Soeder, Başar Ünder and Leendert van Nimwegen.[9]
In co-operation with FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, the award is presented to a director for his/her first full-length European feature film intended for theatrical release. The nominees were announced on 12 October 2021. The 2021 nominations were determined by a committee consisting of European Film Academy Board Members Anita Juka (Croatia) and Joanna Szymańska (Poland), producer/screenwriter Paula Alvarez Vaccaro (UK, Italy), producer Vladimer Katcharava (Georgia) as well as film critics Marta Bałaga (Finland, Poland), Janet Baris (Turkey), Andrei Plakhov (Russia), Frédéric Ponsard (France) and Britt Sørensen (Norway) as representatives of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.[11]
In co-operation with CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, the award is presented to the director of a European animated feature film intended for theatrical release.
The award is presented to the director of a European short film. The final five short films were nominated from the final list by the participating festivals.[12]
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. Based on the Feature Film Selection 2021 and the Documentary Selection 2021 Filmfest Hamburg and EFA nominate five films. They are later viewed in non-commercial closed jury sessions and discussed at the participating universities. The students at each institution select their favourite film.[17] The nominations were announced on 28 September 2021.[18]
) - The News (dir. Lorin Terezi)
) - Push This Button If You Begin to Panic (dir. Gabriel Böhmer)
) - Maalbeek (dir. Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis)
) - The Martyr (dir. Fernando Pomares)
) - Dustin (dir. Naïla Guiguet)
) - Blue Fear (dir. Marie Jacotey & Lola Halifa-Legrand)
) - Precious (dir. Paul Mas)
) - Marlon Brando (dir. Vincent Tilanus)
) - Beyond is the Day (dir. Damian Kocur)
) - Flowers Blooming in Our Throats (dir. Eva Giolo)
) - Easter Eggs (dir. Nicolas Keppens)
) - Mission: Hebron (dir. Rona Segal)
) - Bella (dir. Thelyia Petraki)
) - Hide (dir. Daniel Gray)
) - Vo (dir. Nicolas Gourault)
) - Armadila (dir. Gorana Jovanović)
) - My Uncle Tudor (dir. Olga Lucovnicova)
) - The Long Goodbye (dir. Aneil Karia)
) - Fall of the Ibis King (dir. Mikai Geronimo & Josh O'Caoimh)
) - Zonder Meer (dir. Meltse Van Coillie)
) - Nha Sunhu (dir. José Magro)
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