The European Film Academy Board has chosen 30 films to be part of the Academy´s Feature Film Selection 2022 for the European Film Awards. The Feature Film Selection includes films that the Board of the Academy recommends to all Academy members for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2022. In a second part, 10-15 further titles for the Feature Film Selection will be announced in September.
The Jury of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival headed by M. Night Shyamalan awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film to Alcarrâs directed by Carla Simon. The film tells the story of the Solé family and their peach orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain’s Catalonia region as they they face eviction and an uncertain future.
Eighteen films including one non-fiction and one animation will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Seven films were directed by women.