36 nominations at the 2026 European Film Awards for EAVE graduates

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36 Nominations for 10 films by EAVE producers – including European Film and European Documentary for EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! - and 2 LUX Award nominations at the 38^th European Film Awards! EAVE producers have earned an impressive 46% of the overall nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards.

The European Film Awards, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.

The nominations were announced in front of an audience at the iconic Real Alcázar of Sevilla, following the 22nd Seville European Film Festival. The nominations are based on the votes of 5.400 members of the European Film Academy who have been watching the films included in the Annual Selection. Now the Academy members will vote for the winners!

The European Film Awards ceremony will take place on 17 January 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

 

European Film Awards

European Film

• EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
• SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke
• TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky

European Animated Feature Film

• TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky

European Documentary

• EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic
• SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke

European Director

• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font

European Actress

• LOVE ME TENDER by Anna Cazenave Cambet, associate producer: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux  (Vicky Krieps)
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic (Renate Reinsve)

European Actor

• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach (Idan Weiss)
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic (Stellan Skarsgard)
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Sergi López)

European Screenwriter

• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Santiago Fillol, Oliver Laxe)

European Casting Director

• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo & María Rodrigo)
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic (Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman)

European Cinematographer

• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Mauro Herce)

European Composer (Original Score)

• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney (Jerskin Fendrix)
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic (Hania Rani)

European Costume Designer

• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate Jorgo Narjes, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach (Michaela Horáčková Hořejší)

European Editor

• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Cristóbal Fernández)
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)

European Make-up and Hair Artist

• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate Jorgo Narjes, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach (Gabriela Poláková)
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney (Torsten Witte)

European Production Designer

• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Laia Ateca)
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney (James Price)
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic (Jørgen Stangebye Larsen)

European Sound Designer

• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font (Johnnie Burn)
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney (Laia Casanovas)

European Young Audience Award

• I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK by Nora Lakos, producer: EAVE graduate Claudia Sümeghy, co-producer: EAVE graduate Joram Willink

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

• LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic

Special Awards

Lux Audience Award

• LOVE ME TENDER by Anna Cazenave Cambet, associate producer: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux 
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic

Page published 28 November 2025.