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  MEDIA funded films nominated for EFA Awards 2026

  SIRĀT (SIRÂT), by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 4 nominations:

  European Film

  European Director (Oliver Laxe)

  European Screenwriter (Santiago Fillol, Oliver Laxe)

  European Actor (Sergi López)

  SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI), by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germanya, Sweden). 5 nominations:

  European Film

  European Director (Joachim Trier)

  European Screenwriter (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)

  European Actress (Renate Reinsve)

  European Actor (Stellan Skarsgård)

  SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN), by Mascha Schilinski (Germany). 3 nominations:

  European Film

  European Director (Mascha Schilinski)

  European Screenwriter (Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter)

  IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT), by Jafar Panahi (France, Iran, Luxembourg). 3 nominations:

  European Film

  European Director (Jafar Panahi)

  European Screenwriter (Jafar Panahi)

  ARCO, by Ugo Bienvenu (France). 3 nominations:

  European Film

  European Animated Feature Film 

  European Young Audience Award

  LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES), by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Animated Feature Film  

  TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN (POHADKY PO BABICCE), by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, France). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Animated Feature Film 

  FIUME O MORTE!, by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Documentary

  AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE (TARDES DE SOLEDAD), by Albert Serra (Spain, France). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Documentary

  RIEFENSTAHL, by Andres Veiel (Germany). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Documentary

  THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, by Kaouther Ben Hania (France, Tunisia). 1 nomination:

  European Film

  LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (KAJ TI JE DEKLICA), by Urška Djukic (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia). 1 nomination

  European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

  CASE 137 (DOSSIER 137), by Dominik Moll (France). 1 nomination:

  European Actress (Léa Drucker)

  DUSE, by Pietro Marcello (Italy, France). 1 nomination:

  European Actress (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi)

  FRANZ, by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic). 1 nomination:

  European Actor (Idan Weiss)

  THE LAST VIKING (DEN SIDSTE VIKING), by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark, Sweden). 1 nomination:

  European Actor (Mads Mikkelsen)

  SAUNA, by Mathias Broe (Denmark). 1 Nomination:

  European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

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  MEDIA funded films at Sevilla Film Festival 2025

  Official Section:

  A YEAR OF SCHOOL, by Laura Samani (Italy, France)

  DJ AHMET, by Georgi Unkovski (Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia). Grand Jury Award in the Official Section / Best Actor Award (Arif Jakup)

  DOSSIER 137, by Dominik Moll (France) 

  DREAMS (SEX LOVE), by Dag Johan Haugerud (Norway)

  THE PIANO ACCIDENT, by Quentin Dupieux (France)

  THE LAST VIKING, by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark, Sweden)

  ENZO, by Robin Campillo (France, Belgium, Italy)

  THE LITTLE SISTER, by Hafsia Herzi (France, Germany) 

  OUTSIDE, by Mario Martone (Italy, France)

  COLOURS OF TIME, by Cédric Klapisch (France)

  MOTHER, by Teona Strugar Mitevska (Belgium, Macedonia)

  WE BELIEVE YOU, by Charlotte Devillers i Arnaud Dufeys (Belgium). Golden Giraldillo for Best Film in the Official Section / Best Script Award / Best Actress Award (Myriem Akeddiou) / AAMMA Women in Focus Award (Exaequo)

  European Film Academy Section:

  FRANZ, by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic)

  LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS, by Urška Djukić (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia)

  LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han (France). Grand Public Award for Best EFA Selection Film

  EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC, by Tarik Saleh (Sweden, France, Denmark)

  SIRÂT, by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France)

  SOUND OF FALLING, by Mascha Schilinski (Germany)

  THE LOVE THAT REMAINS, by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France) 

  SENTIMENTAL VALUE, by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany). Puerta América Award

  SANATORIUM, by Gar O’Rourke (Ireland, Ukraine)

  Family Films:

  CHICKENHARE AND THE SECRET OF THE GROUNDHOG, by Benjamin Mousquet (France, Belgium, US) 

  THE SECRET OF BIRDS, by Antoine Lanciaux (France, Belgium)

  Romanian cycle:

  THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME, by Bogdan Mureșan (Romania)

  HORIA, by Ana Maria Comănescu (Romania)

  THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD, by Emanuel Parvu (Romania)

  Rampa:

  IMAGO, by Déni Oumar Pitsaev (France, Belgium)

  SHORT SUMMER, by Nastia Korkia (Germany, France, Serbia)

  Alumbramiento:

  TARIKA, by Milko Lazarov (Bulgaria, Germany, Luxembourg)

  Special Screenings:

  RONDALLAS, by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Spain)

  RE-CREATION, by Jim Sheridan i David Merriman (Ireland, Luxembourg)

   

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  MEDIA funded films at Seminci Valladolid 2025

  Official Section

  DUSE, by Pietro Marcello (Italy, France). 

  FRONTERA, by Judith Colell (Spain, Belgium). 

  YOUNG MOTHERS, by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne (Belgium, France). 

  SILENT FRIEND, by Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, France, Hungary). Silver Spike + Green Spike Award

  SOUND OF FALLING, by Mascha Schilinski (Germany). 

  MIRRORS NO. 3, by Christian Petzold (Germany, France). 

  Meeting Point:

  FORASTERA, by Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Spain, Sweden, Italy). Pilar Miró Prize for Best Spanish Director

  NINO, by Pauline Loquès (France). Meeting Point Special Mention

  KIKA, by Alexe Poukine (Belgium, France). ESCAC Award for Best Director (first or second film)

  LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS, by Urška Djukić (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia). 

  Constellations:

  SENTIMENTAL VALUE, by Joachim Trier (Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, UK, Turkey).

  Alchemies:

  ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE, by Lemohang Mosese (France, Lesotho, Geramny, Qatar, Saudi Arabia). 

  BULAKNA, by Leonor Noivo (Portugal, France). Alchemies Grand Price

  THE VISITOR, by Vytautaus Katkus (Lithuania, Norway, Sweden). 

  HAIR, PAPER, WATER…, by Nicolas Graux i Trương Minh Quý (Belgium, France, Vietnam). Special Mention for Green Spike

  PUFA:

  ALPHA, by Julia Ducournau (France, Belgium). 

  Miniminci:

  LEO & LOU, by Carlos Solano (Spain, UK, Romania). 

  CHICKENHARE AND THE SECRET OF THE GROUNDHOG, by Benjamin Mousquet (France, Belgium, US). 

  LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, by Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han (France). 

  TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN, by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and France)

  Cinephile window:

  TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT, by Filip Pošivač (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary). 

  SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF THE WINDS, by Benoît Chieux (France, Belgium). 

  OINK OINK, by Mascha Halberstad (Netherlands, Belgium). 

  Seminci en la provincia:

  FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST, by Mascha Halberstad (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg)

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  MEDIA funded films at San Sebastián Film Festival 2025

  Official Selection:

  Franz, by Agnieszka Holland (Czech Republic, Germany, Poland). 

  New Directors:

  Aro Berria, by Irati Gorostidi (Spain). Special Mention (KUTXABANK-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD)

  La Lucha, by José Alayón (Spain, Colombia).

  Weightless, by Emilie Thalund (Denmark). KUTXABANK-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD

  Horizontes latinos:

  La misteriosa mirada del flamenco, by Diego Céspedes (Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium). DAMA YOUTH AWARD

  Hijo mayor, by Cecilia Kang (Argentina, France).

  El mensaje, by Iván Fund (Argentina, Spain, Uruguay).

  Nuestra tierra, by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina, US, Mexico, France, The Netherlands, Denmark).

  Zabaltegi-Tabakalera:

  Fiume o Morte!, by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Itàly, Slovenia). 

  Perlak:

  Vie privée (‘A Private Life’), by Rebecca Zlotowski (France). 

  Sentimental Value, by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany). 

  Amélie & la métaphysique des tubes (‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’), by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han (France). CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM 

  ÁSTIN SEM EFTIR ER (‘The Love That Remains’), by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France). 

  The Stranger, by François Ozon (France). 

  Made In Spain:

  En la alcoba del sultán (‘Close to the Sultan’), by Javier Rebollo (Spain, France, Tunisia). 

  Molt lluny (Zo Ver Weg) / ‘Away‘, by Gerard Oms (Spain, The Netherlands). 

  Una quinta portuguesa (‘The Portuguese House‘), by Avelina Prat (Spain, Portugal). 

  Romería, by Carla Simón (Spain, Germany). 

  Sirât, by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 

  Los Tortuga (‘The Exiles‘), by Belén Funes (Spain, Chile). DUNIA AYASO AWARD

  Velódromo:

  Rondallas (‘Band Together‘), by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Spain). 

  Movies for Kids:

  El Tresor de Barracuda (‘The Treasure of Barracuda’), by Adrià García (Spain, Belgium). 

  Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia). 

  Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx, by Tobias Schwarz, Aizea Roca (Germany, Spain, Belgium). 

  Grand Prix of Europe, by Waldemar Fast (Germany). 

  The Super Elfkins, by Ute von Münchwo-Pohl (Germany). 

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  MEDIA funded films at the Venice Film Festival 2025

  Competition

  Silent Friend, by ldikó Enyedi (Germany, France, Hungary). MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress to Luna Wedler / CinemaSarà Award | Fondazione Cineteca Italiana di Milano Winner / Edipo Re Award | Edipo Re Srl Sociale in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Padova and Università Ca’ Foscari / The International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) | FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics - Best Film from Venezia 82 / Green Drop Award | Green Cross Italia Ex Aequo / Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | International Interchurch Film Organisation

  Duse, by Pietro Marcello (Italy). Francesco Pasinetti Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani Winner: Best actress: VALERIA BRUNI TEDESCHI / La Pellicola d'Oro Award | Associazione Culturale S.A.S. Best prop maker: Michael Ceracchini for Duse / Soundtrack Stars Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani and Free Event
  Best Soundtrack: DUSE for the music by Fabrizio Elvetico, Marco Messina and Sacha Ricci

  Out of Competition

  The Girl Who Learned How To Kneel, by Hagai Levi (France, Netherlands, Germany). Serie. 

  The Last Viking, by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark, Sweden). 

  Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks), by Lucrecia Martel (France, Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, US, Mexico). 

  Venice Immersive

  The Sad Story of the Little Mouse Who Wanted To Become Somebody, by Nicolas Bourniquel (France, Germany, Belgium).

  A Long Goodbye, by Kate Voet i Victor Maes (Belgium, Luxembourg). VENICE IMMERSIVE ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE

  Wall Town Wonders, by Ives Agemans (Belgium). 

  One True Path. Part 1, by Balthazar Auxietre (France). 

  Orizzonti

  The Site (Grand Ciel), by Akihiro Hata (France, Luxembourg). 

  Milk Teeth, by Mihai Mincan (Romania, France, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria). 

  A Year of School, by Laura Samani (Italy, France). ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR Giacomo Covi / Collateral Award: Authors under 40 Award dedicated to Valentina Pedicini | Parallelo 41 Produzioni - Best directing: Laura Samani / Lanterna Magica Award | Associazione Nazionale C.G.S. / NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD – PREMIO FABIO SARTOR | NUOVOIMAIE - (Nuovo Istituto Mutualistico Artisti Interpreti Esecutori) in collaborazione con il Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani e il Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani - Best New Young Actors: GIACOMO COVI, PIETRO GIUSTOLISI and SAMUEL VOLTURNO

  Mother, by Teona Strugar Mitevska (Belgium, Macedonia, Sweden, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India). 

  International Film Critics’ Week

  Cora(Gorgonà), by Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece, France)

  Stereo Girls (Les immortelles), by Caroline Deruas Peano (France, Canada). 

  Giornate degli Autori

  Short Summer, by Nastia Korkia (Germany, France, Serbia). LION OF THE FUTURE “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM

  Past Future Continuous, by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani (Ireland, Norway, Italy). 

  Laguna, by Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania, France). 

  Do You Love Me, by Lana Daher (France, Lebanon, Germany, Qatar).