The European Film Academy unveiled November 14 the nominees for the main categories of the 39th European Film Awards. The winners will be revealed in next year’s award ceremony, presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions GmbH, on January 16 2026 in Athens.
The five documentary nominees are:
- LETTERS FROM THE SILENCED COUNTRY (LISTY) directed by Andrei Kutsila, produced by Miroslaw Dembinski (Poland, Lithuania, Germany) – documentary
- NAZA directed by Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor, produced by Harry Davies, Lindsay Poulton & James Wilson (United Kingdom)
- REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION directed by Pegah Ahangarani, produced by Kaveh Farnam & Adrià Monés Murlans (Czech Republic, Spain)
- TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (PLANINA) directed by Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić, produced by Biljana Tutorov (Montenegro, Serbia, France, Slovenia, Croatia)
- WHISPERS IN THE WOODS (LE CHANT DES FORÊTS) directed by Vincent Munier, produced by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, Laurent Baujard & Vincent Munier (France)
The Documentary nominees will also compete in the European Film category.
The nominations are based on the votes of 5,700 members of the European Film Academy who have been watching the films included in the annual European Film Awards Shortlist. Now the Academy members will vote for the winners. The nominated films adhere to the Diversity & Inclusion Standards of the European Film Academy.
The ceremony of the European Film Awards is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions. The award ceremony on 16 January 2027 in Athens will be streamed live at: www.europeanfilmawards.eu.
