#European Film Awards
European Film Awards Nominations: “Corsage,” “Saint Omer,” & More
European Film Award (EFA) nominatons are in, and women are set to compete for the ceremony’s top honors. Two of six helmers in the running for European Director are women: Marie Kreutzer for...
Margarethe von Trotta to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at European Film Awards
Trailblazing German filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Film Academy for her outstanding body of work. A press release announced the...
Jasmila Zbanic’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Dominates the European Film Awards
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” continues to make a splash on the awards circuit. Jasmila Zbanic’s Bosnian war drama, which landed an Oscar nod for Best International Feature Film earlier this...
European Film Award Nominations: “Titane” and “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Up for Top Honor
The European Film Academy has announced nominations for the 34th European Film Awards, and Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” and Jasmila Žbanić’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?”...
Susanne Bier to Receive Lifetime Honor from European Film Academy
Already the owner of an Oscar, an Emmy, and two European Film Awards, Susanne Bier is adding another major honor to her list of accolades. The Danish writer-director is set to receive the European...
Feminist Collective Urges European Film Academy Not to Honor Polanski’s New Film in Open Letter
Roman Polanski’s latest film, “An Officer and a Spy,” won four awards at Venice Film Festival this year and received a theatrical release in France and several other countries...
“Atlantics,” “Blind Spot,” & More Up for Discovery Prize at European Film Awards
Women directors are often underrepresented on the festival circuit in Europe — at Cannes and Venice in particular — but films helmed by women didn’t escape the notice of the...
Directors Susanne Bier and Clio Barnard Nominated by European Film Awards, British Indie Awards
Award season is often the most frustrating time for Women and Hollywood, with so many nominations and prizes distributed to the same stubbled faces we see every few years. The European Film Awards...
Three of the Five Nominees for EFA’s Discovery Award Are Women
The European Film Academy announced the five nominees for their 2013 Discovery Award, which is given to recognize a director for their first feature film. Of the five nominated films three are...
Catherine Deneuve to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2013 European Film Awards
The legendary Catherine Deneuve will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s European Film Awards. Deneuve has been in some of the most iconic films of our time like The Umbrellas of...
No Women Nominated for European Film Awards in Major Categories
Last week The European Film Awards announced their nominees for their annual awards. Michael Haneke’s Amour and Steve McQueen’s Shame picked up a majority of the nominations. But how did women...