European Film Awards

European Film Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in European cinematic achievements
Presented by	European Film Academy
Location	Europe
First awarded	1988
Official website	http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/

The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors.

The awards were originally called the Felix Awards but the name was changed to the European Film Awards.

The host cities alternate, as Berlin hosts them every other year while other European cities get the chance in between.

Awarding procedures

Feature films participating in the European Film Awards must be European feature-length fiction films intended for normal theatrical release which must have had their first official screening (be it at a festival or at a regular cinema) after 1 July of the year before. Based on a selection of app 40 films recommended for a nomination, the members of the European Film Academy vote for the nominations in the main categories,¹ which are announced in early November at the Seville European Film Festival. Based on the nominations, the members of the European Film Academy then vote for the winners which are announced at the European Film Awards Ceremony in early December.

Host cities

Edition	Year	Venue	City	Presenter	Date
1	1988	Theater des Westens	Berlin	?	November 26, 1988
2	1989	?	Paris	?	November 25, 1989
3	1990	?	Glasgow	?	December 2, 1990
4	1991	Babelsberg	Potsdam	?	December 1, 1991
5	1992	Babelsberg	Potsdam	?	November 25, 1992
6	1993	?	Berlin	?	December 4, 1993
7	1994	Spiegelzelt	Berlin	?	November 27, 1994
8	1995	?	Berlin	?	November 27, 1995
9	1996	Babelsberg	Potsdam	?	November 8, 1996
10	1997	Flughafen Tempelhof	Berlin	Tania Bryer	December 7, 1997
11	1998	Old Vic Theatre	London	Mel Smith, Carole Bouquet	December 4, 1998
12	1999	Schiller Theater	Berlin	Mel Smith, Carole Bouquet	December 4, 1998
13	2000	Chaillot National Theatre	Paris	Rupert Everett, Antoine de Caunes	December 2, 2000
14	2001	Tempodrom	Berlin	Mel Smith	December 1, 2001
15	2002	Rome Opera House	Rome	Asia Argento, Mel Smith	December 7, 2002
16	2003	Treptow Arena	Berlin	Heino Ferch	December 6, 2003
17	2004	Forum Convention Center	Barcelona	Maria de Medeiros, Juanjo Puigcorbé	December 11, 2004
18	2005	Treptow Arena	Berlin	Heino Ferch	December 3, 2005
19	2006	Teatr Wielki	Warsaw	Maciej Stuhr, Sophie Marceau	December 2, 2006
20	2007	Treptow Arena	Berlin	Jan Josef Liefers, Emmanuelle Béart	December 1, 2007
21	2008	Forum	Copenhagen	Mikael Bertelsen	December 6, 2008
22	2009	Jahrhunderthalle	Bochum	Anke Engelke	December 12, 2009
23	2010	Nokia Concert Hall	Tallinn	Anke Engelke, Märt Avandi	December 4, 2010
24	2011	Tempodrom	Berlin	Anke Engelke	December 3, 2012
25	2012	TBA	Malta	TBD	December 1, 2012