{"id":41241,"date":"2025-01-28T16:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europeanfilmawards.eu\/?page_id=41241"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:00:50","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.europeanfilmawards.eu\/regulations\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"1 GENERAL INFORMATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41241\" class=\"elementor elementor-41241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4cb84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e4cb84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd3d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd3d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1.1<br \/>The aims of the European Film Awards are:<\/p><div class=\"numbered-section\"><div class=\"text\"><ul><li>To celebrate the excellence and diversity of European cinema<\/li><li>To attract new audiences to European film<\/li><li>To draw attention to (new) European talent<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"numbered-section\"><div class=\"text\">1.2<br \/>Legal body of the European Film Awards is the European Film Academy e.V. The executive body is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfilmacademy.org\/about\/board\/\">Academy Board<\/a>. The board consists of a chair, two deputy chairs, and up to 16 further board members.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"numbered-section\"><div class=\"number\">1.3<\/div><div class=\"text\">The 38th European Film Awards will be presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and European Film Academy Productions gGmbH on 17 January 2026 in Berlin\/Germany.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"numbered-section\"><div class=\"number\"><p>1.4<br \/>The European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions present awards in the following categories:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"text\"><ul><li>EUROPEAN FILM<\/li><li>EUROPEAN DISCOVERY \u2013 Prix FIPRESCI<\/li><li>EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY<\/li><li>EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM<\/li><li>EUROPEAN SHORT FILM \u2013 Prix Vimeo<\/li><li>EUROPEAN DIRECTOR<\/li><li>EUROPEAN ACTRESS<\/li><li>EUROPEAN ACTOR<\/li><li>EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER<\/li><li>EUROPEAN CASTING DIRECTOR<\/li><li>EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER<\/li><li>EUROPEAN COMPOSER (ORIGINAL SCORE)<\/li><li>EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER<\/li><li>EUROPEAN EDITOR<\/li><li>EUROPEAN MAKE-UP &amp; HAIR ARTIST<\/li><li>EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER<\/li><li>EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER<\/li><li>EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT<\/li><li>EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA<\/li><li>EURIMAGES INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION AWARD<\/li><li>LUX AUDIENCE AWARD<\/li><li>EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"numbered-section\"><div class=\"number\">1.5<\/div><div class=\"text\"><p>The selected and nominated films should reflect the European Film Academy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfilmacademy.org\/industry\/diversity-and-inclusion\/\"><em>Diversity &amp; Inclusion Standards<\/em><\/a> for the diverse representation of underrepresented groups in front of and behind the screen. Important diversity &amp; inclusion parameters are gender\/gender identity, disability, race\/ethnicity, age, language, religion, sexual orientation, body size, or socio-economic background.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a3991 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14a3991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfilmawards.eu\/general-procedure-conditions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GENERAL PROCEDURE & CONDITIONS ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2102d49 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2102d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfilmawards.eu\/regulations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">< REGULATIONS \/ TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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":"<p>1.1The aims of the European Film Awards are: To celebrate the excellence and diversity of European cinema To attract new audiences to European film To draw attention to (new) European talent 1.2Legal body of the European Film Awards is the European Film Academy e.V. 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