The European Film Academy announces this year’s documentary film selection

12 strong feature-length documentary films have been chosen for a powerful Documentary Film Selection for the upcoming European Film Awards 2024 on 7 December in Lucerne, honouring the greatest achievements in European cinema. The European Film Academy reveals the selected titles today. A committee consisting of a diverse range of invited European experts has chosen these 12 films that can be nominated for the European Film Awards 2024.

With 9 European countries represented – both EU and non-EU – the selection demonstrates the great diversity in European cinema.

Eligible for the European Film Awards are European documentaries which, among other criteria, had their first official screening between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024 and have a European director*.

In the coming weeks, the 5,000 members of the European Film Academy will start to watch the selected films and after the final announcement of all films vote on the nominations in the category ‘European Documentary’. Based on the votes of all members, the nominations will be made public on 5 November 2024. The members of the European Film Academy will then vote for the winner who will be announced on 7 December 2024 in Lucerne.

Here you can find further information as well as printable stills for download. The selection is based on the Diversity & Inclusion Standards of the European Film Academy.

The ceremony of the European Film Awards – the most renowned and prestigious award for European film – is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Production gGmbH.

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