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European Film Academy CEO Matthijs Wouter Knol has denied he is a candidate to become the next director of the Berlin Film Festival. Rumors were rife ahead of…

Matthijs Wouter Knol Rules Out Berlinale Top Job As Appointment Deadline Looms

Current conflicts within Europe are sowing division with the normally unified and progressive European Film Academy, with consensus hard to find.

01/11/2023 - The director of the European Film Academy offers some insights into the second edition of the promotional project and shares his long-term plans for it

Riz Ahmed sent a message to accept the Davide Campari lifetime achievement award as he skipped the ceremony due amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.

The change guarantees an equal voice for different parts of Europe in strategic decisions.

29/06/2023 - Representatives will be chosen from 15 regions in Europe to reflect the continent's contemporary realities and give a fairer distribution of voices within the board

The European Film Academy is changing the date of its annual award ceremony, the European Film Awards, so that it will be positioned within the awards season at the start of the year.

25/04/2023 - The date change is a step in the repositioning and rebranding process of the event, in order to be more visible within the international awards season

Organizers believes moving awards to start of calendar year will make European nominees and winners feature much more visibly in int'l awards season