Emile Awards selection team has chosen the films for Emile Awards 2024.
The nominees in the following categories are:
SHORT FILM CATEGORIES
Nominees for “Best Backgrounds and Characters in Short Film“
A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin
Above the Clouds (Hungary), director Vivien Hárshegyi, produced by József Fülöp
Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France), director João Gonzalez, produced by Bruno Caetano and Michael Proença
Eeva (Estonia, Croatia), directors Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov, produced by Draško Ivezić and Kalev Tamm
Such Miracles Do Happen (Poland), director Barbara Rupik, produced by Polish National Film School in Łodz
Nominees for “Best Animation in Short Film“
27 (France, Hungary), director Flóra Anna Buda, produced by Emmanuel-Alan Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Péter Benjámin Lukács and Gábor Osváth
A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin
Electra (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) director Daria Kashcheeva, produced by Zuzana Krivkova Martin Vandas, Tomáš Šimon, Olivier Catherin, Richard Van Den Boom, Juraj Krasnohorsky
The Family Portrait (Croatia, France, Serbia), director Lea Vidaković, produced by Draško Ivezić
Nun or Never! (Finland), director Heta Jäälinoja, produced by Jani Lehto
Above the Clouds (Hungary), director Vivien Hárshegyi, produced by József Fülöp
Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France), director João Gonzalez, produced by Bruno Caetano and Michael Proença
Eeva (Estonia, Croatia), directors Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov, produced by Draško Ivezić and Kalev Tamm
Such Miracles Do Happen (Poland), director Barbara Rupik, produced by Polish National Film School in Łodz
Nominees for “Best Sound Design and Music in Short Film“
Greylands (Switzerland), director Charlotte Waltert, Alvaro Schoeck, produced by Saskia von Virág
Misaligned (Poland), directed by Marta Magnuska, produced by Piotr Szczepanowicz and Grzegorz Wacławek
A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin
The Family Portrait (Croatia, France, Serbia), director Lea Vidaković, produced by Draško Ivezić
Nominees for “Best Innovative Short Film“
A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin
Electra (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) director Daria Kashcheeva, produced by Zuzana Krivkova Martin Vandas, Tomáš Šimon, Olivier Catherin, Richard Van Den Boom, Juraj Krasnohorsky
Goodbye Jérôme (France), directors Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, produced by GOBELINS, l’école de l’image
Such Miracles Do Happen (Poland), director Barbara Rupik, produced by Polish National Film School in Łodz
The Miracle (France, Belgium; Netherlands), director Nienke Deutz, produced by Annemie Degryse, Peter Lindhout, Koji Nelissen and Derk-Jan Warrink
Nominees for “Best of the Best Short Film“
27 (France, Hungary), director Flóra Anna Buda, produced by Péter Benjámin Lukács and Gábor Osváth
Above the Clouds (Hungary), director Vivien Hárshegyi, produced by József Fülöp
A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin
The Family Portrait (Croatia, France, Serbia), director Lea Vidaković, produced by Draško Ivezić
Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France), director João Gonzalez, produced by Bruno Caetano and Michael Proença
FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES
The feature film categories are:
- Best Writing in a Feature
- Best Soundtrack in a Feature
- Best Backgrounds and Character Design in a Feature
- Best Animation in a Feature
- Best Of The Best Feature
And the following films are nominees for all above-mentioned categories:
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (France, Luxemburg, Canada, Netherlands), director Pierre Földes, produced by Tom Dercourt, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron
Chicken for Linda! (France, Italy), directors Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach, produced by Marc Irmer, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron
Mars Express (France), director Jeremie Perin, produced by Didier Creste
My Grandfather’s Demons (Portugal, Spain, France), director Nuno Beato, produced by Nuno Beato, Diego Carvalho, Emmanuel Quillet, Martine Vidalenc, Carlos Juárez and Xosé Manuel Zapata Pérez
My Love Affair with Marriage (Luxemburg, United States, Latvia), director Signe Baumane, produced by Roberts Vinovskis, Sturgis Warner, Raoul Nadalet and Signe Baumane
Nayola (Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, France), director José Miguel Ribeiro, produced Ana Carina, Arnoud Rijken, Michiel Snijders, Linda Sterckx, Geert Van Goethem, Serge Kestmont, Tomás Oom Martins
Rosa and the Stone Troll (Denmark), director Karla Nor Holmbäck, produced by Marie Bro
Tender Metalheads (Spain), director Joan Tomas Monfort & Carlos Perez-Reche, produced by Juanjo Saez
Unicorn Wars (Spain, France, United Kingdom), director Alberto Vázquez, produced by Ivan Minambres, Chelo Loureiro, Nicolas Schmerkin
The European Animation Awards Association was founded in 2017 by renowned animation professionals to celebrate the art of animation. The Association organizes the annual European Animation Awards (The Emile Awards) to celebrate and honor the talent and achievements in animation, from independent animators to animation studios throughout Europe.
In 2023, the Association was revived, and the third edition of The Emile Awards Ceremony is held on Monday, 23 September 2024, at the historic Apollon Municipal Theatre of Hermoupolis, Syros Island, Greece in the framework of ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival. Official presentations will be held in June at World Festival of Animated Film Animafest ZAGREB and ANNECY International Animation Film Festival and Market.
