EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2011 Selection
Three animated films revealed in EFA competition
by Cineuropa
20/09/2011 - The European Film Academy (EFA) has announced that a committee comprising producers Per Holst and Antonio Saura, both EFA Board Members, and Patrick Caradec and Thilo Rothkirch,of CARTOON - European Association of Animation Film, have selected the three titles vying for the best European animation film.
The nominated films are:
The Rabbi's Cat [trailer] by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux
Chico & Rita [trailer, film focus] by Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba and Tono Errando
A Cat in Paris [trailer] by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
In the weeks ahead, the 2,500 EFA members will elect the winner, which will be announced at the 24th European Film Awards ceremony, in Berlin on 3 December.
The 45 pre-selected films competing in the other European Film Awards categories have already been revealed (see news). The final nominations will be announced on November 5 at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain.
