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38th European Film Awards 2026\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every year, the various activities of the European Film Academy culminate in the ceremony of the European Film Awards which are presented jointly with European Film Academy Productions. In a total of 22 categories, among them European Film, Director, Actress and Actor, the European Film Awards annually honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The awards ceremony takes place in Berlin every second year. In other years, the Awards travel: London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Malta, Riga, Wroclaw, Seville, Reykjavik, Lucerne and many more.<\/p>\n

The 38th European Film Awards will take place in Berlin on 17 January 2026.<\/p>\n

General film submission for the European Film Awards is closed now.<\/p>\n

For any questions, please contact our submission team at submit@europeanfilmawards.eu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Short films must be selected at festivals of the European Film Academy Short Film Network<\/a> in order to submit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. GENERAL INFORMATION<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  2. GENERAL PROCEDURE & CONDITIONS<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  3. ELIGIBILITY<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  4. FEATURE FILMS\u00a0<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  5. EUROPEAN DISCOVERY \u2013 Prix FIPRESCI\u00a0<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  6. EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY\u00a0<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  7. EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM\u00a0<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  8. EUROPEAN SHORT FILM \u2013 Prix Vimeo<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  9. EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  10. EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  11. \u00a0EURIMAGES INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION AWARD\u00a0<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  12. LUX EUROPEAN AUDIENCE FILM AWARD<\/a><\/h5><\/li>
  13. EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD<\/a><\/h5><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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