The European Film Academy proudly announces the six nominations in the category EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2014.
A committee consisting of EFA Board Members Antonio Saura (producer, Spain) and Ada Solomon (producer, Romania), EFA Member Signe Byrge Sørensen (producer, Denmark), as well as documentary experts Claas Danielsen (Germany), Ally Derks (Netherlands) and Jacques Laurent (Belgium) decided on the following nominations:
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY | |
| JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jon Bang Carlsen So-called "interventionists" enter suburban homes in the night and rip troubled teens from their beds to transport them, against their will, to a reform school in Utah. |
| MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE DIRECTED BY: Marc Bauder Investment bankers are the real Masters of the Universe, not politicians, armies or even countries. |
| OF MEN AND WAR WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: Laurent Bécue-Renard Anger consumes a dozen combat vets long after their return from the front as they attempt to make peace with themselves, their past, and their families. |
| SACRO GRA DIRECTED BY: Gianfranco Rosi Rome's giant ring road – the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA– and the invisible worlds and possible futures harboured in this area of constant turmoil. |
| WAITING FOR AUGUST WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Teodora Ana Mihai During their mother's absence, Georgiana has been catapulted into the role of head of the family, responsible for her six brothers and sisters in a social housing condo on the outskirts of Bacau, Romania. |
| WE COME AS FRIENDS WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: A science fiction-like odyssey in a home-made flying machine. |
The nominated films will now be submitted to the more than 3,000 EFA Members to elect the winner. The European Documentary 2014 will then be presented at the 27th European Film Awards Ceremony in Riga on Saturday, 13 December – streamed live on www.europeanfilmawards.eu