European Film Awards Feature Film Selection 2024 (29 films)

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  • ARCADIA

    ΑΡΚΑΝΤΙΑ
    Greece, Bulgaria

    In an off-season seaside resort, two secret lovers die in a tragic car accident. When the husband arrives to piece together the mystery of his wife's double life, an otherworldly universe will be revealed. Strange couples walk behind each other; the parallel worlds of t...

  • ARMAND

    Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden

    One of the last days before the school holidays something happens between six-year-old Armand and Jon. The parents are called in for a meeting, but the school management doesn't really know what actually happened. Was it just a children’s game or something mu...

  • BIRD

    United Kingdom, France

    12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

    Written & directed by: Andrea Arnold
    Produced by: Tessa R...

  • CROSSING

    Sweden, France, Denmark, Turkey, Georgia

    Lia, a retired teacher, made a promise to find her long-lost niece Tekla. The search takes her to Istanbul, a beautiful city that seems full of connections and possibilities. There she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to f...

  • DYING

    STERBEN
    Germany

    DYING follows the very individual members of the Lunies family, who haven’t been a family for a long time. Lissy is quietly happy about her demented husband Gerd slowly wasting away in a home. But her new freedom is short-lived: diabetes, cancer and kidney failure mean that she d...

  • EMILIA PÉREZ

    SCREENER AVAILABLE SOON
    Thank you for your patience!

    France

    Overqualified and undervalued, Rita is a lawyer at a large firm that is more interested in getting criminals off the hook than bringing them to justice.
    One day, she is given an unexpected way out, when cartel leader Manitas hires her ...

  • GRAND TOUR

    Portugal, Italy, France

    Rangoon, Burma, 1918. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married. During his travels, however, panic gives way to melancholy. Contemplating the emptiness of his existence, the cowardly Edward wonders...

  • HESITATION WOUND

    TEREDDÜT ÇİZGİSİ
    Turkey, Spain, France, Romania

    Criminal lawyer Canan has to make a moral choice that will affect the lives of her ailing mother, a judge, and a murder suspect client, whose defence is turning in his favour.

    Written & directed by: Selman Nacar
    Produced by: Diloy Gülün, Burak Çev...

  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET

    JULIE ZWIJGT
    Belgium, Sweden

    As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet …

    Directed by: L...

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS

    United Kingdom, United States

    KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific some...

  • KNEECAP

    Ireland, United Kingdom

    When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.

    Directed by: Rich Peppiatt
    Written b...

  • LIFE

    HAYAT
    Turkey, Bulgaria

    Hicran runs away from home when her father forces her into an engagement with Rıza. Rıza, who thinks that Hicran doesn't want to be with him, doesn't care at first. But then it starts eating him and he decides to confront the situation and embarks on a long search for Hicr...

  • MISERICORDIA

    MISERICORDE
    France, Spain, Portugal

    Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man's widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbour and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie's shor...

  • SOULEYMANE'S STORY

    L'HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE
    France

    As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane repeats his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers. But Souleymane is not ready.

    Directed by: Boris Lojkine
    Written by: Boris Lo...

  • THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO

    LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO
    France

    The target of a sinister plot, young Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After fourteen years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count...

  • THE DEVIL'S BATH

    DES TEUFELS BAD
    Austria, Germany

    Upper Austria in 1750: Agnes, a young married woman, doesn’t feel at home in her husband’s world. The deeply religious and highly sensitive woman withdraws into herself, moving further and further away from the rural world of work and everyday life. Ultimately, a...

  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE

    PIGEN MED NÅLEN
    Denmark, Poland, Sweden

    Karoline, a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WW1 Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar, a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers to find foster homes...

  • THE INVISIBLE FIGHT

    NÄHTAMATU VÕITLUS
    Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland

    USSR-China border, 1973: Young soldier Rafael is on guard duty when the border falls under attack from flying Chinese kung fu warriors, leaving him as the sole survivor. Utterly fascinated by the long-haired martial artists who easily dispatched...

  • THE OTHER WAY AROUND

    VOLVERÉIS
    Spain, France

    After 15 years together, Ale and Alex have come up with the crazy idea of throwing a party to celebrate their recent breakup. While their close ones are quite sceptical, they seem to be sure of their decision. Or are they really?

    Directed by: Jonás Trueba
    Written by: Jon...

  • THE RYE HORN

    O CORNO
    Spain, Portugal, Belgium

    1971, Francoist Spain. In the Galician countryside María assists women in childbirth. After an attempt to help a young woman in trouble, she suddenly has to hide from the authorities, leave everything behind and flee the country.
    On her perilous journey to Portug...

  • THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

    DANAYE ANJIR-E MOABAD
    Germany, France

    The celebration of Iman’s latest promotion as investigating judge in the Revolutionary Guard Court coincides with widespread public protests after the death of a young woman in the streets of Teheran. The demonstrations and the heavy-handed government respon...

  • THE SHAMELESS

    Switzerland, France, Bulgaria, Taiwan, India

    In the dead of night, Renuka escapes from a Delhi brothel after stabbing a policeman to death. She takes refuge in a community of sex workers in northern India, where she meets Devika, a young girl condemned to a life of prostitution. Their bond devel...

  • THE SUBSTANCE

    United Kingdom, United States, France

    Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?
    You. Only better in every way.
    You’ve got to try this product: The Substance.
    It changed my life.
    Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime, finds herself suddenly fired from her fitness TV show...

  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE

    Austria, Germany, France, Somalia

    In a windy Somali village, a newly assembled family must navigate between their different aspirations and the complex world surrounding them. Love, trust and resilience will power them through their life paths.

    Written & directed by: Mo Harawe
    Produced by: Sabi...