Tag: efa2026

The German actor reflects on the risks of inhabiting an over-mythologised literary figure, the freedoms and uncertainties of a fragmented docu-fiction form, and how performance emerges when authorship, history, and interpretation remain deliberately unresolved.

French filmmaker and graphic novelist Ugo Bienvenu reflects on authorship in animation, the responsibilities of speculative storytelling, and the challenges of sustaining handcrafted cinema within a rapidly shifting global industry.

Latvian filmmakers Lauris and Raitis Ābele reflect on the making of their dark, folkloric animated feature, and discuss the creative and production choices behind the project.

James Price talks about how the film's meticulously constructed world, anchored in physical reality, narrative logic, and creative risk, became a decisive element of its unsettling power.

'Sentimental Value' led the European Film Awards 2026 with six wins, followed closely by 'Sirāt', which secured five awards.

This year's European Film Awards field crystallises around a European cinema defined by emotional precision and formal confidence.