The nominations for the European Film Awards will be announced on 7 November and the awards ceremony will be held in Berlin on 9 December 2023.

Films from FNE Partner Countries in EFA Feature Film Selection Part 2:

Animal (Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria)
Directed by Sofia Exarchou 
Produced by Homemade Films
Coproduced by Nabis Filmgroup SRL, Digital Cube, Felony Film Productions, Ars Digital, in collaboration with Wild at Heart
Supported by Eurimages, Media Creative Europe, the Greek Film Centre, the Austrian Film Institute, the Vienna Film Fund, the Salzburg City Film Fund, the Romanian Film Centre, Mediacom, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, ΕΚΟΜΕ, Crete Prefecture

Blaga’s Lessons (Bulgaria, Germany)
Directed by Stephan Komandarev 
Produced by Argo Film
Coproduced by 42film
Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Bulgarian National Television, Eurimages (https://www.coe.int/en/web/eurimages), Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, German Film Fund MDM

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World / Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii (Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia)
Directed by Radu Jude
Produced by 4Proof Film, microFILM
Coproduced by Paul Thiltges Distributions, Les Films d’Ici and Kinorama, in association with Bord Cadre Films (Switzerland) and Sovereign Films (UK)
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC)

Excursion / Ekskurzija (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Norway, France)
Directed by Una Gunjak 
Produced by SCCA/pro.ba
Coproduced by Baš Čelik, Nukleus Film, Mer Film, Salaud Morisset
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Canton Sarajevo, Film Fund Sarajevo, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Sorfond, Film Center Serbia, Hubert Bals Fund, Eurimages

Explanation for Everything / Magyarmzat mindenre (Hungary, Slovakia)
Directed by Gábor Reisz
Produced by Proton Cinema
Coproduced by MPhilms
Supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

The Green Border (Poland, France, Belgium, Czech Republic)
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Produced by Metro Films, Astute Films
Coproduced by Blick Productions, Marlene Film Production, Beluga Tree
Supported by Eurimages, the Czech Film Fund, the CNC – Centre National du Cinema et L’Image Animée - Cinéma du Monde, Sofica La Banque Postale Image 17, Centre du Cinéma et de L’Audiovisuel de la Federation Wallonie Bruxelles, CANAL+ Poland, the  Czech Television and ZDF/ARTE

Housekeeping for Beginners (North Macedonia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo)
Directed by Goran Stolevski
Produced by List Production
Coproduced by Madants, Kinorama, Sense Production, Industria Film
Supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia, the Polish Film Institute, the Kosovo Cinematography Center

Stepne (Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Slovakia)
Directed by Maryna Vroda
Produced by vrodastudio
Coproduced by Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Koi Studio, New Europe Film Sales, Kerekes Film
Supported by Ukraine State Film Agency, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, (MBB-ILB) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, RBB – Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Koi-Studio, New Europe Film Sales, Slovak Film Commission, Kerekes Film, Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund

Tatami (Georgia, United States)
Directed by Guy Nattiv and Zar Emir Ebrahimi
Produced by Keshet Studios in association with Sarke Studio, Maven Pictures, New Native Pictures, WestEnd Films, White Lodge Productions

The Zone of Interest (USA, UK, Poland)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer 
Produced by A24
Coproduced by Extreme Emotions, Film Four, House Productions
Supported by the Polish Film Institute

Woman of… / Kobieta Z… (Poland, Sweden)
Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert
Produced by No-Mad films
Coproduced by Common Ground Pictures, Film i Väst

Click HERE to see the full EFA Feature Film Selection 2023.