Five films are in the running for the European University Film Award (EUFA). The European Film Academy and FILMFEST HAMBURG announced this year’s nominated films. Introduced in 2016, the award is presented by university students from across Europe.
Based on the European Film Awards Feature and Documentary Film Selections 2024, these are the five nominations:
APRILÂ
Georgia, France, Italy
DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY Dea Kulumbegashvili
PRODUCED BY Luca Guadagnino, David Zerat, Ilan Amouyal, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Archil Gelovani, Alexandra Rossi, Gabriele Bebe Moratt
ARMAND
Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
PRODUCED BY Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
KNEECAPÂ
Ireland, UK
DIRECTED BY Rich Peppiatt
WRITTEN BY Rich Peppiatt, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh
PRODUCED BY Patrick O’Neill, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
MOON
Austria
DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY Kurdwin Ayub
PRODUCED BY Ulrich Seidl
THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD
Romania
DIRECTED BY Emanuel Pârvu
WRITTEN BY Emanuel Pârvu, Miruna Berescu
PRODUCED BY Miruna Berescu
In 23 universities in 23 countries the five nominees will be viewed and discussed and each institution will select its favourite film. In early December, one student representative from each university will attend a three-day deliberation meeting in Hamburg to decide on the overall winner. The winner will then be announced on 6 December, shortly before this year’s European Film Awards Ceremony on 7 December in Lucerne.
The aim of this joint initiative by the European Film Academy and FILMFEST HAMBURG is to involve a younger audience, to spread the European idea and to transport the spirit of European cinema to an audience of university students. It shall also support film dissemination, film education and the culture of debating.
The European University Film Award 2024 is made possible with the support of the Claussen-Simon Foundation and the Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S..
