18/09/2015 - 36 European countries are represented in the selection, which includes for the first time a section dedicated to documentaries

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced the 52 titles selected on this year’s list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2015. With 36 European countries represented, the list once again illustrates the great diversity in European cinema. In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, these members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a Selection Committee consisting of EFA Board Members and invited experts Dave Calhoun (Time Out, UK), Jonas Holmberg (Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden), Paz Lázaro (Berlinale Panorama, Germany/Spain), Christophe Leparc (Directors’ Fortnight, France), Alik Shpilyuk (Odessa Film Festival, Ukraine) and Elma Tataragic (Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia & Herzegovina) has included further films.

For the first time in history, this year includes a Documentary Selection, a list of 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for the category. This new feature is powered by the involvement of ten documentary festivals and a documentary committee, consisting of EFA Board Members Roberto Cicutto (Italy), Nadine Luque (Spain), Marek Rozenbaum (Israel) and Ada Solomon (Romania) and documentary expert Paul Pauwels (European Documentary Network, Belgium).

These are the fiction films selected: 

Goodnight Mommy [+see also:
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interview: Severin Fiala and Veronika …
film profile] – Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala (Austria)
The Brand New Testament [+see also:
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interview: Jaco van Dormael
film profile] – Jaco Van Dormael (Belgium, France, Luxembourg)
The Lesson [+see also:
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interview: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Val…
interview: Margita Gosheva
film profile] – Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva (Bulgaria, Greece)
The High Sun [+see also:
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interview: Dalibor Matanic
interview: Tihana Lazovic
film profile] – Dalibor Matanic (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia)
The Snake Brothers [+see also:
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interview: Jan Prušinovský
film profile] – Jan Prusinovsky (Czech Republic)
Men & Chicken [+see also:
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film profile] – Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark, Germany)
They Have Escaped [+see also:
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interview: J-P Valkeapää
film profile] – J-P Valkeapää (Finland, The Netherlands)
Afterthought – Elad Keidan (Israel, France)
My Golden Days [+see also:
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film profile] – Arnaud Desplechin (France)
In The Shadow of Women [+see also:
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film profile] – Philippe Garrel (France, Switzerland)
The Measure of a Man [+see also:
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interview: Stéphane Brizé
film profile] – Stéphane Brizé (France)
Mustang [+see also:
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interview: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
film profile] – Deniz Gamze Ergüven (France, Germany, Turkey)
Corn Island [+see also:
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interview: George Ovashvili
film profile] – George Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, France, Hungary)
Every Thing Will Be Fine [+see also:
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making of
film profile] – Wim Wenders (Germany, Canada, France, Sweden, Norway)
Labyrinth of Lies [+see also:
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making of
interview: Giulio Ricciarelli
interview: Giulio Ricciarelli
film profile] – Giulio Ricciarelli (Germany)
Victoria [+see also:
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interview: Sebastian Schipper
film profile] – Sebastian Schipper (Germany)
Babai [+see also:
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interview: Visar Morina
film profile] – Visar Morina (Germany, Kosovo, Macedonia, France)
13 Minutes [+see also:
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film profile] – Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)
45 Years [+see also:
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Q&A: Andrew Haigh
film profile] – Andrew Haigh (UK)
Paddington [+see also:
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making of
film profile] – Paul King (UK, France)
The Duke of Burgundy [+see also:
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film profile] – Peter Strickland (UK, Hungary)
The Lobster [+see also:
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Q&A: Yorgos Lanthimos
film profile] – Yorgos Lanthimos (UK, Ireland, Greece, France, The Netherlands)
Ex Machina [+see also:
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making of
film profile] – Alex Garland (UK)
Wednesday 04:45 [+see also:
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film profile] – Alexis Alexiou (Greece, Israel, Germany)
Rams [+see also:
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interview: Grimur Hakonarson
film profile] – Grímur Hákonarson (Iceland, Denmark)
Virgin Mountain [+see also:
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film profile] – Dagur Kári (Iceland, Denmark)
The Farewell Party [+see also:
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interview: Tal Granit & Sharon Maymon
film profile] – Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon (Israel, Germany)
Black Souls [+see also:
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interview: Francesco Munzi
film profile] – Francesco Munzi (Italy, France)
My Mother [+see also:
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interview: Nanni Moretti
film profile] – Nanni Moretti (Italy, France)
Tale of Tales [+see also:
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Q&A: Matteo Garrone
film profile] – Matteo Garrone (Italy, UK, France)
Youth [+see also:
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interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile] – Paolo Sorrentino (Italy, France, UK, Switzerland)
Three Windows and a Hanging [+see also:
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interview: Arben Zharku
interview: Isa Qosja
film profile] – Isa Qosja (Kosovo, Germany)
Peace to Us in Our Dreams [+see also:
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interview: Sharunas Bartas
film profile] – Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania, France, Russia)
The Summer of Sangaile [+see also:
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interview: Alanté Kavaïté
film profile] – Alanté Kavaïté (Lithuania, France, The Netherlands)
Eisenstein in Guanajuato [+see also:
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interview: Peter Greenaway
film profile] – Peter Greenaway (The Netherlands, Mexico, Belgium, Finland)
Schneider vs. Bax [+see also:
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interview: Alex van Warmerdam
film profile] – Alex Van Warmerdam (The Netherlands, Belgium)
Miss Julie [+see also:
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interview: Liv Ullmann
film profile] – Liv Ullmann (Norway, UK, Ireland, France)
Louder Than Bombs [+see also:
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interview: Joachim Trier
film profile] – Joachim Trier (Norway, Denmark, France)
The Here After [+see also:
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interview: Magnus von Horn
film profile] – Magnus von Horn (Poland, Sweden, France)
Body [+see also:
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interview: Malgorzata Szumowska
interview: Malgorzata Szumowska
film profile] – Malgorzata Szumowska (Poland)
Arabian Nights [+see also:
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interview: Miguel Gomes
film profile], vol. 1, 2, 3 – Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, France)
Aferim! [+see also:
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interview: Radu Jude
film profile] – Radu Jude (Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)
The Treasure [+see also:
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interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
film profile] – Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania, France)
The Postman’s White Nights – Andrei Konchalovsky (Russia)
Corrections Class [+see also:
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interview: Ivan I Tverdovsky
film profile] – Ivan Tverdovsky (Russia, Germany)
Under Electric Clouds [+see also:
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film profile] – Aleksey German Jr. (Russia, Ukraine, Poland)
No One’s Child [+see also:
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film profile] – Vuk Rsumovic (Serbia, Croatia)
Koza [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Ostrochovský
film profile] – Ivan Ostrochovsky (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Magical Girl [+see also:
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interview: Carlos Vermut
film profile] – Carlos Vermut (Spain, France)
Marshland [+see also:
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interview: Alberto Rodríguez
film profile] – Alberto Rodríguez (Spain)
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence [+see also:
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interview: Roy Andersson
film profile] – Roy Andersson (Sweden, France, Germany, Norway)
Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents [+see also:
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interview: Stina Werenfels
film profile] – Stina Werenfels (Switzerland, Germany) 

These are the documentaries selected:

Good Things Await – Phie Ambo (Denmark)
The Look of Silence [+see also:
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film profile] – Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark, Norway, Indonesia)
Democrats [+see also:
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film profile] – Camilla Nielsson (Denmark)
The Good Life – Jens Schanze (Germany, Switzerland)
No Land’s Song – Ayat Najafi (Germany, France)
Amy [+see also:
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film profile] – Asif Kapadia (UK)
A Syrian Love Story [+see also:
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film profile] – Sean McAllister (UK)
Drifter – Gábor Hörcher (Hungary, Germany)
Dancing With Maria [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Gergolet
film profile] – Ivan Gergolet (Italy, Argentina, Slovenia)
Toto and His Sisters [+see also:
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film profile] – Alexander Nanau (Romania, Hungary)
Boxing For Freedom – Juan Antonio Morena, Silvia Vengas (Spain)
Above and Below [+see also:
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film profile] – Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland, Germany)
Electroboy [+see also:
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film profile] – Marcel Gisler (Switzerland)
Grozny Blues [+see also:
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film profile] – Nicola Bellucci (Switzerland)
All Things Ablaze – Oleksandr Techynskyi, Aleksey Solodunov, Dmitry Stoykov (Ukraine) 

In the coming weeks, the over 3,000 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the categories European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on 7 November at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain. A 7-member jury will decide on the awards recipients in the categories European Cinematographer, Editor, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Composer and Sound Designer. The 28th European Film Awards with the presentation of the winners will take place in Berlin on 12 December.