This year’s 26th European Film Awards will see the launch of a new award category: EUROPEAN COMEDY. The move has been decided by the board of the European Film Academy (EFA) at its latest meeting in Berlin to “pay tribute to a genre which has proven that it is able to unite and entertain audiences across Europe and beyond”. The three nominations for EUROPEAN COMEDY will be decided by a special committee and the winner will be voted for by the more than 2,800 members of the European Film Academy.

The European Film Academy will also this year re-launch awards for EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER and EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER to honour two important contributions to filmmaking. The recipients of the awards EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER and EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER will be determined by a special 7-member jury, a new addition to the EFA's awarding procedures, which will also decide on the winners in the categories EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER – PRIX CARLO DI PALMA, EUROPEAN EDITOR, EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER and EUROPEAN COMPOSER. The jury will by composed of a director, a cinematographer, a production designer/costume designer, a composer/sound designer, an editor, a producer, and a festival director.

As in the past, the recipients in the other categories will be elected by the more than 2,800 members of the European Film Academy.  Presented in a total of 21 categories, the 26th European Film Awards will take place in Berlin on 7 December.

 

Pascal Edelmann

 

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY e.V.

Head of Press & PR

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