Deeply worried by the latest developments concerning the case of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, the European Film Academy has launched a fund to collect money for the coverage of legal expenses...

US author and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis has been named president of the international jury of the 41st Film Fest Gent (14 to 25 October). In 1985, at the age of twenty-one, Ellis conquered...

  Dutch film REGRET! Wins Young Audience Award Children Juries in 17 European Cities Elect Dutch Film by Dave Schram More than 1,000 film fans across Europe participated in this year’s...

A New Kind of Energy EFA 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...

European Filmmakers Express Worry About Fate of Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov Upon an initiative by the Board of the European Film Academy, an illustrious group of European film...

                        If you have been to Latvia before, you know that culture is part of the everyday life. Virtually everyone in Latvia sings in a choir, is part of a dance...

NEW WAYS OF FILMMAKING Marc Weigert, producer, visual effects supervisor and 2nd unit director, and tutor for the next EFA Master Class, talks about his ideas, plans and expectations for the...

Young Juries in 17 Cities Across Europe Will Vote for the Winner The European Film Academy proudly announces and congratulates the three nominees for the EFA Young Audience Award...

At a press conference at the Wroclaw City Hall, the European Film Academy announced its decision to hold the 2016 European Film Awards in Wroclaw. The announcement was made on the occasion of the...

The more than 2,900 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were...