The European Film Academy announced the six nominees for the European Discovery 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a director for a first full-length feature film.

The European Discovery 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI will then be presented at the 34th European Film Awards Ceremony on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI: THE NOMINATIONS

BEGINNING
France, Georgia
DIRECTED BY Dea Kulumbegashvili
WRITTEN BY Dea Kulumbegashvili & Rati Oneli
PRODUCED BY Ilan Amouyal, David Zerat, Rati Oneli & Paul Rozenberg

LAMB
DÝRIÐ
Iceland, Sweden, Poland
DIRECTED BY Valdimar Jóhansson
WRITTEN BY Sjón Sjón & Valdimar Jóhansson
PRODUCED BY Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim, Piodor Gustafsson, Klaudia Smieja & Jan Naszewski

PLAYGROUND
UN MONDE
Belgium
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Laura Wandel
PRODUCED BY Stéphane Lhoest & Jan De Clercq

PLEASURE
Sweden, Netherlands, France
DIRECTED BY Ninja Thyberg
WRITTEN BY Ninja Thyberg & Peter Modestij
PRODUCED BY Erik Hemmendorff, Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Frédéric Fiore, Eric Tavitian, Peter Possne & Anna Croneman

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
USA, UK
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Emerald Fennell
PRODUCED BY Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Ben Browning & Ashley Fox

THE WHALER BOY
KITOBOY
Russia, Poland, Belgium
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Philipp Yuryev
PRODUCED BY Aleksey Uchitel, Radoslawa Bardes & Marion Hänsel