Cork International Film Festival is delighted to collaborate with the European Film Academy in hosting a livestream of the 38th European Film Awards on Saturday, 17th January 2026.

The European Film Awards 2026 will take place at the iconic Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin.

The ceremony will be live-streamed below from 5pm GMT (6pm CET) on Saturday 17th January.

The European Film Awards honour the greatest achievements in European cinema. The ceremony of the European Film Awards – the most renowned and prestigious award for European film – is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions.

Asking “why do we love cinema?”, this year’s ceremony has been devised and prepared by a creative time comprising Irish-Scottish filmmaker Mark Cousins, German film composer Dascha Dauenhauer (responsible for the musical concept of the event), and theatre director Robert Lehniger, who acts as stage director and will oversee the award ceremony.  

Presenting the award categories throughout the evening will be a diverse group of artists and filmmakers from across Europe, including Spanish actors, writers & directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Turkish screenwriter, photographer and production designer Ebru Ceylan, Spanish actor Carlos Cuevas, Oscar-winning British director Asif Kapadia, German-Romanian director Alexander Nanau, Greek actress Angeliki Papoulia, Norwegian filmmaker and European Film Award winner Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel. 

This year’s awards will also welcome an outstanding lineup of internationally renowned filmmakers, actors, and cultural voices. Among the other attending guests are Lebanese-German cinematographer Christopher Aoun, German-Iranian actress Banafshe Hourmazdi, French actress and Academy president Juliette Binoche, German actor Jerry Hofmann, Polish director Agnieszka Holland, German actresses Juliane Köhler and Caroline Peters, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, German director Volker Schlöndorff, German actress Maria Schrader, Palestinian director Elia Suleiman as well as German director Wim Wenders and many more. 

Among the attending international nominees at the 38th European Film Awards are: Palestinian director Kamal Aljafari (WITH HASAN IN GAZA), Tunisian-French director Kaouther Ben Hania, German actress Leonie Benesch (LATE SHIFT), French director and animator Ugo Bienvenu (ARCO), Italian-French actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (DUSE), French actress Léa Drucker (CASE 137), Luxembourgish-German actress Vicky Krieps (LOVE ME TENDER), Spanish director Oliver Laxe (SIRĀT), Spanish actor Sergi López (SIRĀT), Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen (THE LAST VIKING), Iranian director Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT), Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE), German director Mascha Schilinski (SOUND OF FALLING), Italian actor Toni Servillo (LA GRAZIA), Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE), Norwegian director Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE), German director Andres Veiel (RIEFENSTAHL), Norwegian screenwriter Eskil Vogt (SENTIMENTAL VALUE), German actor Idan Weiss (FRANZ). 

Already announced winners attending the ceremony include German producers Maren Ade, Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, recipients of the EURIMAGES INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION AWARD, Italian director Alice Rohrwacher (EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA), and Norwegian actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann (LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD). 

About the European Film Academy

Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy seeks to support and connect its 5,000 members and celebrates and promotes their work. Its aims are to share knowledge and to educate audiences of all ages about European cinema. Positioning itself as a leading organization and facilitating crucial debates within the industry, the Academy strives to unite everyone who loves European cinema, culminating annually in the European Film Awards.

The  ceremony honours theachievements of European cinema in the main categories (Film, Documentary, Animated FeatureFilm, Short Film, Discovery, Director, Actress, Actor, Screenwriter) and welcomes special guests and representatives of the European Film Academy, such as the current President Juliette Binoche and board members. The different categories will be presented by internationally renowned talents.