26/09/2019 - The list includes recommendations from 31 European countries; the final nominees will be announced on 9 November at the Seville European Film Festival

UPDATE (26/09/2019): Two new films have been added to the selection, About Endlessness [+see also:
film review
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interview: Roy Andersson
film profile] by Roy Andersson and An Officer and a Spy [+see also:
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film profile] by Roman Polanski.

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced the titles of the 46 films in this year's EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the 2019 European Film Awards. Once again, the diversity of cinematic production has been highlighted, since 31 European countries are represented in the list.

The selection has been made by a committee consisting of the EFA board as well as invited experts Giorgio Gosetti (Italy), Kathrin Kohlstedde (Germany), Paz Lazaro (Spain), Mary Nazari (Russia), Edvinas Pukšta (Lithuania) and Agathe Valentin (France).

In the coming weeks, the over 3,600 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominees in the categories of European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on 9 November at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain. An eight-member jury will decide on the recipients of the awards in the categories of European Cinematographer, Editor, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Hair and Make-up Artist, Composer, Sound Designer and Visual Effects Supervisor.

The 32^nd European Film Awards ceremony, including the announcement of the winners, will take place on 7 December in Berlin.

Here is the list of films selected:

"I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians" [+see also:
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film profile] - Radu Jude (Romania/Czech Republic/France/Bulgaria/Germany)
A Tale of Three Sisters [+see also:
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interview: Emin Alper
interview: Emin Alper
film profile] - Emin Alper (Turkey/Germany/Netherlands/Greece)
A Twelve-Year Night [+see also:
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interview: Álvaro Brechner
film profile] - Álvaro Brechner (Uruguay/Spain/Argentina/France/Germany)
A White, White Day [+see also:
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interview: Hlynur Pálmason
film profile] - Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland/Denmark/Sweden)
About Endlessness [+see also:
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interview: Roy Andersson
film profile] - Roy Andersson (Sweden/Germany/Norway)
All Good [+see also:
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film profile] - Eva Trobisch (Germany)
An Officer and a Spy [+see also:
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film profile] - Roman Polanski (France/Italy)
And Then We Danced [+see also:
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interview: Levan Akin
interview: Levan Gelbakhiani
film profile] - Levan Akin (Sweden/Georgia/France)
Bad Poems [+see also:
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film profile] - Gábor Reisz (Hungary/France)
Beanpole [+see also:
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film profile] - Kantemir Balagov (Russia)
By the Grace of God [+see also:
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Q&A: François Ozon
film profile] - François Ozon (France/Belgium)
Chained [+see also:
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interview: Yaron Shani
film profile] - Yaron Shani (Israel/Germany)
Clergy [+see also:
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interview: Wojciech Smarzowski
film profile] - Wojciech Smarzowski (Poland)
Dafne [+see also:
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film profile] - Federico Bondi (Italy)
Dirty God [+see also:
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interview: Sacha Polak
film profile] - Sacha Polak (Netherlands/UK/Belgium/Ireland)
The Favourite [+see also:
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film profile] - Yorgos Lanthimos (Ireland/UK/USA)
Fire Will Come [+see also:
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interview: Óliver Laxe
film profile] - Oliver Laxe (Spain/France/Luxembourg)
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya [+see also:
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interview: Labina Mitevska
interview: Teona Strugar Mitevska
film profile] - Teona Strugar Mitevska (North Macedonia/Belgium/Slovenia/Croatia/France)
Gundermann [+see also:
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film profile] - Andreas Dresen (Germany)
High Life [+see also:
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interview: Claire Denis
film profile] - Claire Denis (France/Germany/UK/Poland/USA)
Homeward [+see also:
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film profile] - Nariman Aliev (Ukraine)
I Was at Home, but... [+see also:
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interview: Angela Schanelec
film profile] - Angela Schanelec (Germany/Serbia)
It Must Be Heaven [+see also:
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interview: Elia Suleiman
film profile] - Elia Suleiman (France/Germany/Canada/Turkey/Qatar)
Joy [+see also:
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interview: Sudabeh Mortezai
film profile] - Sudabeh Mortezai (Austria)
Jumpman [+see also:
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interview: Ivan I Tverdovsky
film profile] - Ivan I Tverdovsky (Russia/Lithuania/Ireland/France)
Les Misérables [+see also:
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interview: Ladj Ly
film profile] - Ladj Ly (France)
Little Joe [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Hausner
film profile] - Jessica Hausner (Austria/UK/Germany)
Mr. Jones [+see also:
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interview: Agnieszka Holland
film profile] - Agnieszka Holland (Poland/UK/Ukraine)
Non Fiction [+see also:
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interview: Olivier Assayas
film profile] - Olivier Assayas (France)
Oleg [+see also:
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interview: Juris Kursietis
film profile] - Juris Kursietis (Latvia/Belgium/Lithuania/France)
Pain and Glory [+see also:
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interview: Antonio Banderas
Q&A: Pedro Almodóvar
film profile] - Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
Piranhas [+see also:
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interview: Roberto Saviano
film profile] - Claudio Giovannesi (Italy)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire [+see also:
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interview: Céline Sciamma
film profile] - Céline Sciamma (France)
Queen of Hearts [+see also:
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interview: Gustav Lindh
interview: May el-Toukhy
film profile] - May el-Touhky (Denmark/Sweden)
The Realm [+see also:
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interview: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
interview: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel P…
film profile] - Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain/France)
Sibel [+see also:
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interview: Çağla Zencirci and Guillaum…
film profile] - Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci (Turkey/France/Germany/Luxembourg)
Sons of Denmark [+see also:
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interview: Elliott Crosset Hove
interview: Ulaa Salim
film profile] - Ulaa Salim (Denmark)
Sorry We Missed You [+see also:
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Q&A: Ken Loach
film profile] - Ken Loach (UK/France/Belgium)
Stitches [+see also:
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interview: Miroslav Terzić
film profile] - Miroslav Terzić (Serbia/Slovenia/Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Synonyms [+see also:
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interview: Nadav Lapid
film profile] - Nadav Lapid (France/Israel/Germany)
System Crasher [+see also:
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interview: Nora Fingscheidt
film profile] - Nora Fingscheidt (Germany)
Tel Aviv on Fire [+see also:
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interview: Sameh Zoabi
film profile] - Sameh Zoabi (Luxembourg/Belgium/Israel/France)
The Traitor [+see also:
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
film profile] - Marco Bellocchio (Italy/France/Germany/Brazil)
Twin Flower [+see also:
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film profile] - Laura Luchetti (Italy)
Werewolf [+see also:
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interview: Adrian Panek
film profile] - Adrian Panek (Poland/Netherlands/Germany)
The Whistlers [+see also:
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interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
film profile] - Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania/France/Germany)
Yesterday [+see also:
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film profile] - Danny Boyle (UK)
Young Ahmed [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
film profile] - Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (Belgium/France)