The European Film Academy shortlists 68 features from 40 European countries for the 39th European Film Awards, 45 fiction films, 15 documentaries and 8 animated features, 25 of them directed or co-directed by women. The fiction list includes Pedro Almodóvar's "Bitter Christmas", Werner Herzog's "Bucking Fastard", Mike Leigh's "Tender Loving Care", Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord", Lukas Dhont's "Coward", Paweł Pawlikowski's "Fatherland", Florian Zeller's "Bunker", Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Minotaur" and Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's "La Bola Negra". About 5,700 Academy members now vote the nominations, announced on 14 November at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and the awards are presented on 16 January 2027 at the Greek National Opera in Athens, the first time the ceremony goes to Southeastern Europe.
Almodóvar, Herzog and Mike Leigh Make European Film Awards Shortlist of 68
