The 29th

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were presented on 10 December 2016 in

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. The ceremony is one of a number of events to take place in Wrocław as the city is a 2016

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, along with

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. The nominations and winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the

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Ceremony

The ceremony focused on a political message against ongoing nationalism and

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. The European Film Academy also remarked on Ukrainian filmmaker

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, who is imprisoned in Russia.

Selection

24 Weeks ''24 Weeks'' () is a 2016 German drama film directed by Anne Zohra Berrached. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Julia Jentsch as Astrid * Bjarne Mädel Bjarne Mädel (born ...

* A Man Called Ove *

A War ''A War'' () is a 2015 Danish war drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, and starring Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny and Søren Malling. It tells the story of a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is fighting the Taliban while t ...

Being 17 Being 17 () is a 2016 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila and Sandrine Kiberlain. The script was written by Téchiné in collaboration with Céline Sciamma. The plot follows the romanti ...

* Beyond the Mountains and Hills *

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* Death in Sarajevo * Don't Be Bad *

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I, Daniel Blake ''I, Daniel Blake'' is a 2016 Franco-British drama film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, a middle-aged man who is denied Employment and Support Allowance despite being declared un ...

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* Julieta *

Kills on Wheels ''Kills on Wheels'' () is a 2016 Hungarian black comedy crime film written and directed by Attila Till. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Plot Three ...

* Köpek *

Land of Mine ''Land of Mine'' () is a 2015 Danish historical war drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected and nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film ...

* Letters from War *

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* Mimosas * On the Other Side * One of Us * Perfect Strangers *

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* Rauf *

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* Strange Haven *

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* Suntan * The Ardennes *

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* The Lure * The Olive Tree * The Paradise Suite *

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* The Student * The Unknown Girl *

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* Tikkun *

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* Truman * United States of Love

Awards voted by EFA Members

Best Film The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016 in

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at the

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. Four films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the

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, including the

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winner ''

'', and

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Critics Award ''

''. One film (''

'') has been already nominated for the

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at the

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. Three films (''

'', ''

'', '' Julieta'') had been submitted for

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at the

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. Two films (''

'', ''

'') received nominations at the 18th British Independent Film Awards. ''

'' is the first film directed by a woman to win best picture.

Best Comedy

The nominees were announced on 25 October 2016.

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * As ...

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016

Best Screenwriter

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award ...

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016

Best Actor

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016.

Technical awards

A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the selection list. The members of the jury were: *Benoît Barouh, production designer, France * Paco Delgado, costume designer, Spain *Martin Gschlacht, cinematographer, Austria *Dean Humphreys, sound designer, UK *Era Lapid, editor, Israel *Waldemar Pokromski, make-up artist, Poland * Giuliano Taviani, composer, Italy.