The 29th

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were presented on 10 December 2016 in

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. The ceremony is one of a number of events to take place in Wrocław as the city is a 2016 European Capital of Culture, along with

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. The nominations and winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the

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Ceremony

The ceremony focused on a political message against ongoing nationalism and

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. The European Film Academy also remarked on Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who is imprisoned in Russia.

Selection

24 Weeks ''24 Weeks'' (german: 24 Wochen) is a 2016 German drama film directed by Anne Zohra Berrached. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Julia Jentsch as Astrid * Bjarne Mädel as Ma ...

* A Man Called Ove *

A War ''A War'' () is a 2015 Danish war drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, and starring Pilou Asbæk and Søren Malling. It tells the story of a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is fighting the Taliban while trying to prote ...

* Being 17 * Beyond the Mountains and Hills *

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Death in Sarajevo ''Death in Sarajevo'' ( bs, Smrt u Sarajevu) is a 2016 Bosnian drama film directed by Danis Tanović. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin it won the Jury Grand Prix, as well as ...

* Don't Be Bad *

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Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. ...

Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Squa ...

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I, Daniel Blake ''I, Daniel Blake'' is a 2016 drama film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, a middle-aged man who is denied Employment and Support Allowance despite being declared unfit to work by his ...

I, Olga Hepnarová ''I, Olga Hepnarová'' ( cs, Já, Olga Hepnarová) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda, about Olga Hepnarová (1951–1975). She was a Czechoslovakian mass murderer, who on 10 July 1973 ...

* Julieta * Kills on Wheels * Köpek *

Land of Mine ''Land of Mine'' ( da, Under sandet, lit=Under the Sand) is a 2015 historical war drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected and nominated for ...

* Letters from War *

Like Crazy ''Like Crazy'' is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Drake Doremus and starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence. Written by Doremus and Ben York Jones, the film tells the story of Anna (Felicity Jones), a Brit ...

* Lost in Munich *

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* Mimosas * On the Other Side * One of Us * Perfect Strangers * Pyromaniac * Rauf *

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Sieranevada ''Sieranevada'' is a 2016 Romanian film directed by Cristi Puiu and starring Mimi Brănescu. The plot follows a successful neurologist who attends a family meal supposed to commemorate his deceased father. It was selected to compete for the Palm ...

* Song of Songs *

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* Strange Haven *

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* Suntan * The Ardennes *

The Commune ''The Commune'' ( da, Kollektivet) is a 2016 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Trine Dyrholm won the Silver Bear for Best A ...

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki ''The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki'' ( fi, Hymyilevä mies, translation=Smiling man) is a 2016 Finnish biographical drama film co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen. It won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festi ...

* The Lure * The Olive Tree * The Paradise Suite * The People vs. Fritz Bauer * The Student *

The Unknown Girl ''The Unknown Girl'' () is a 2016 mystery drama film directed by the Dardenne brothers, and starring Adèle Haenel, Jérémie Renier, and Louka Minnella. ''The Unknown Girl'' was selected to compete for the '' Palme d'Or'' at the 2016 Cannes F ...

* Things to Come * Tikkun * Toni Erdmann * Truman *

United States of Love ''United States of Love'' ( pl, Zjednoczone Stany Miłości) is a 2016 Polish drama film directed by Tomasz Wasilewski. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Wasilewski won th ...

Awards voted by EFA Members

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The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016 in

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at the

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. Four films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the

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, including the

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winner ''

'', and FIPRESCI Critics Award '' Toni Erdmann''. One film (''

'') has been already nominated for the

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at the

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. Three films ('' Toni Erdmann'', ''

'', '' Julieta'') had been submitted for

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at the 89th Academy Awards. Two films (''

'', '' Toni Erdmann'') received nominations at the 18th British Independent Film Awards. '' Toni Erdmann'' is the first film directed by a woman to win best picture.

Best Comedy

The nominees were announced on 25 October 2016.

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016

Best Screenwriter

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016

Best Actor

The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016.

Technical awards

A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the selection list. The members of the jury were: *Benoît Barouh, production designer, France * Paco Delgado, costume designer, Spain *Martin Gschlacht, cinematographer, Austria *Dean Humphreys, sound designer, UK *Era Lapid, editor, Israel *Waldemar Pokromski, make-up artist, Poland *

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, composer, Italy.