In a statement released November 4, organisers of the European Film Awards announced that, as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 33rd European Film Awards will take place as a series of virtual events produced out of Berlin. Every evening will see a livestream of “The EFAs at Eight”, celebrating the nominees and winners of the various categories of the 2020 European Film Awards.
The EFAs at Eight events will kick off on Tuesday, 8 December, at 20:00 with a high-profile group discussion about the future of European filmmaking after Covid-19, and will close with the grand finale on Saturday, 12 December, at 20.00.
EFA Chairman Mike Downey: “The times we live in call for innovation and extra creativity. In this unusual year, this will be an unusual, and, we hope an exceptional, awards ceremony – one with a different approach, that will allow us to give more attention to the various awards presented. Necessity being the mother of invention, we have chosen to try out this different format, and will use it to see how we will further develop the EFAs in the years to come.”
The entire programme will be streamed live at www.europeanfilmawards.eu and through an international network of streaming and broadcasting partners, with the nominees & winners joining via live video conference.
As reported October 13 in Business Doc Europe, it is hoped that that the awards will be staged live in Berlin in 2021 and in Reykjavik in December 2022.
Online events leading up to and including the EFAs 2020:
TUESDAY, 10 NOV 12.00noon CET
EFAs Nominations Announcement 2020
From the Seville European Film Festival (Spain)
Moderated by Concha Ortiz
TUESDAY, 8 DEC 20.00 CET
The EFAs at Eight: From Survival to Revival: Building the Post-Covid Future
Re-structuring, re-engineering and re-aligning the European film industry
with Mark Cousins, Agnieszka Holland, Kirsten Niehuus and Thomas Vinterberg
Moderated by Wendy Mitchell
WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 20.00 CET
The EFAs at Eight: The EFA Excellence Awards
Presenting the winners in the categories European Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Make-up & Hair, Original Score, Sound, and Visual Effects
Moderated by Wim Wenders & Agnieszka Holland
THURSDAY, 10 DEC, 20.00 CET
The EFAs at Eight: EURIMAGES, Short Film & EUFA
Presenting the winners in the categories EURIMAGES Co-Production Award, European Short Film and European University Film Award (EUFA)
Moderated by Mike Goodridge
FRIDAY, 11 DEC, 20.00 CET
The EFAs at Eight: Comedy & Animation
Presenting the winners in the categories European Comedy & European Animated Feature Film
Moderated by Mike Goodridge
SATURDAY, 12 DEC, 20.00 CET
The EFAs 2020 Grand Finale from the Futurium in Berlin:
Presenting the EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling, as well as the Awards for European Documentary, European Discovery, European Actress, European Actor, European Screenwriter, European Director and European Film.
Announcing – for the first time – the nominations for the LUX European Audience Film Award by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas
Hosted by Wim Wenders, Agnieszka Holland Mike Downey & Marion Döring
Moderated by Steven Gätjen
