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The 29th European Film Awards were presented on 10 December 2016 in Wrocław, Poland. The ceremony is one of a number of events to take place in Wrocław as the city is a 2016 European Capital of Culture, along with San Sebastián. The nominations and winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
Contents
- Ceremony
- Best Film
- Best Comedy
- Technical awards
- European Discovery
- Best Animated Feature Film
- Peoples Choice Award
- Best Children and Family Film
- University Award
- Best Short Film
- European Co Production Award Prix Eurimages
- List of partners
- References
Ceremony
The ceremony focused on a political message against ongoing nationalism and euroscepticism. The European Film Academy also remarked on Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who is imprisoned in Russia.
Best Film
The nominees were announced on November 6th, 2016 in Seville, Spain at the Seville Festival of European Cinema. Four films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake, and FIPRESCI Critics Award Toni Erdmann. One film (Room) has been already nominated for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards. Thre films (Toni Erdmann, Elle, Julieta) has been subbmited for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Two films (I, Daniel Blake, Toni Erdmann) received nomination for the 18th British Independent Film Awards.
Toni Erdmann is the first film directed by a woman to win best picture.
Best Comedy
The nominees were announced on October 25th, 2016.
Technical awards
A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the selection list.The members of the jury were:
European Discovery
The nominees were announced on September 19th, 2016. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI.
Best Animated Feature Film
The nominees were announced on October 25th, 2016. Two films nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. One film (My Life as a Courgette) has been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. My Life as a Courgette also in official selection for The European Parliament's LUX Prize.
People's Choice Award
The nominees were announced on 1 September 2016.
Best Children and Family Film
The winners were announced on May 10th, 2016.
University Award
The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on October 5th, 2016. Films were selected by: Feo Aladag (director/Germany), Dagmar Brunow (academic, Linnaeus University/Sweden), Luis Martinez Lopez (journalist, EL MUNDO/Spain), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (director/Ukraine) and Patrick Sobelman (producer/France). Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favourite film. The following 13 universities from 13 European countries participated:
Best Short Film
To be considered for a nomination, a short film has to screen in competition at any of the participating festivals:
European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages
The winners were announced on November 15th, 2016.
List of partners
The European Film Awards 2016 are presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions in co-operation with: