European Film Academy Unveils European Discovery Nominees
The European Film Academy (EFA) has unveiled the five nominees for this year's European Discovery award, the best first-film prize presented as part of the Academy's European Film Awards. The nominees are some of the best-reviewed films to come out of Europe recently, including Instinct, from Dutch actress-turned-director Halina Reijin, which features Game of Thrones star Carice van Houten, and Aladdin's Marwan Kenzari; Zoé Wittock's Belgium feature Jumbo, about a shy woman who falls in love with an amusement park ride; and Gagarine, a French drama from first-timers Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, which was one of the stand-out hits of the 2020 Cannes Virtual Film Market.