The Lithuanian/US animated film Dog of God by Lauris and Raitis Ābele, Croatian/Italian/Slovenian documentary Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović, and Slovenian/Czech Slovak/French animated film Tales from the Magic Garden by Leon Vidman, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, and Jean-Claude Rozecwhom scooped two nominations each.
The awards ceremony will be held on 17 January 2026 in Berlin.
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for the 38th European Film Awards:
European Film:
Dog of God / Dieva suns (Latvia, USA), Animated film
Directed by Lauris and Raitis Ābele
Produced by Tritone Studio
Coproduced by Lumiere Lab
Supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia through the EU’s Recovery assistance for cohesion and the territories of Europe (REACT-EU)
Fiume o morte! (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia), Documentary
Directed by Igor Bezinović
Produced by Restart
Coproduced by Videomante, Nosorogi
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Eurimages, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Regional Fund Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Slovenian Film Centre, Viba Film, Creative Europe - MEDIA, the Croatian Television, the Slovenian Television, RE-ACT, the City of Rijeka, the City of Zagreb, Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission, ANGOA – PROCIREP, the Croatian Film Directors Guild
Tales from the Magic Garden / Zgodbe iz čarobnega vrta (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France), Animated film
Directed by Leon Vidman, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Jean-Claude Rozecwhom
Produced by ZVVIKS, Maurfilm, Artichoke, Vivement Lundi!
Coproduced by Czech Television, RTVS, RTV Slovenija, Le studio Personnen’est parfait!
Supported by Creative Europa - MEDIA, Eurimages, the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, FS Viba, Région Bretagne / BretagneCinéma, CNC France, TVR Tempo - Rennes Métropole, Gebeka Films, Tébéo, Tébé Sud, France Télévisions – France 3 Bretagne, NuFrame
European Documentary:
Fiume o morte! (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia), Documentary
Directed by Igor Bezinović
European Animated Feature Film:
Dog of God / Dieva suns (Latvia, USA)
Directed by Lauris and Raitis Ābele
Tales from the Magic Garden / Zgodbe iz čarobnega vrta (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France)
Directed by Leon Vidman, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Jean-Claude Rozecwhom
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI:
Little Trouble Girls / Kaj ti je deklica (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia)
Directed by Urška Djukić
Produced by Spok Films
Coproduced by Staragara IT, 365 Films, Non Aligned Films, Nosorogi, OINK, with Sister (France) asassociate producer
Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, Eurimages, FS Viba, MiC – Ministero della Cultura, Fondo Audiovisivo FVG, FVG Film Commission, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia, Creative Europe – MEDIA UNDER THE GREY SKY (POD SZARYM NIEBEM) (Poland) directed by Mara Tamkovich
European Young Audience Award:
I Accidentally Wrote a Book / Véletlenül írtam egy könyvet (Hungary, the Netherlands)
Directed by Nóra Lakos
Produced by JUNO11 Pictures
Coproduced by BIND
Supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI), the Netherlands Filmfonds, Eurimages
Click HERE to see all the nominees.
