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European Film AwardsThe European Film Awards are presented in 15 categories and take place in Berlin every second year. Every year, the various activities of the European Film Academy culminate in the ceremony of the European Film Awards which are presented jointly with EFA Productions GmbH. In a total of 18 categories, among them European Film, European Director, European Actress and European Actor, the European Film Awards annually honour the greatest achievements in European cinema. The awards ceremony takes place in Berlin every second year. In the other years, the Awards travel: London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Tallinn and Malta. @EuroFilmAwards #efa2018 #efa europeanfilmawards.eu Meet EFA Chairwoman Agnieszka HollandA New Kind of EnergyEFA Chairwoman Agnieszka Holland talks about her visions and ideas for the EFA. You have been elected as head of the EFA Board – that’s the first time the post goes to a filmmaker from Eastern Europe and the first time it goes to a woman! Is this the beginning of a new era? I would like to give some kind of new perspective and energy to the Academy. It's not so easy. To extend our activity we need more money and more involvement of younger members from around Europe. I am trying to figure out how to make our Academy their place, how to activate young filmmakers and convince them to take the responsibility for our common actions. Is it a new era? I don't know. Europe is in a deep spiritual, social and political crisis. I don't know the most efficient remedy. But we have to think, to talk, and to act together. I am under the impression that the European Film Academy is better respected in the post-communist part of Europe. We still believe in Europe, its mythology, its values, its institutions. One of the reasons why Eastern European filmmakers were maybe not so eager to become members in the beginning was a purely financial one: we’ve been poor and even an ever so small fee was a problem for many potential members. The next reason stems from the under-representation of Eastern European cinema in the nominations and awards. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, our films were not “sexy” enough to make it to the big festivals, western voters didn’t know them and were not curious enough to watch them - even if they made it into the EFA Selection. I believe we have to find a way to promote the cinema of smaller nations among our members and – more importantly – among European audiences. I have great respect for the American way of moviemaking. But I am also a patriot of European cinema; it is my home. I also know that cinema needs to be really powerful, courageous, innovative, provocative and accessible at the same time; personal and attractive for the broader audience to keep up with America and to regain the universal impact we had throughout much of the 20th century. I would like our Awards to be able to promote this kind of European cinema. We need to reach new audiences, new generations of viewers. For me, the promotion of European cinema in Europe remains the most important goal. The Awards are the tool, not the final aim. The aim is to wake up and attract the audience. Education and communication, the exchange of ideas and experiences, the creation of an international filmmaking community – these are, I believe, the issues that give meaning to the Academy. I still believe that Europe is a special place, able to produce the creative content which can move people all over the world and open borders for a new kind of freedom. 10.06.2014 | European Film Awards's blog Cat. : PEOPLE
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(EFA) The European Film Awards are presented in 15 categories and take place in Berlin every second year. The 2013 edition returns to Berlin this December. After Paris, Glasgow, London, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Bochum, Tallinn and Valletta the European Film Awards 2014 will take place in Riga, Saturday, 13 December 2014 View my profile Send me a message My festivalThe EditorUser contributions |