14.1         
Presented in co-operation with Filmfest Hamburg, the award actively involves university students, spreads the “European idea”, and transports the spirit of European cinema to an audience group of 20-29-year-olds. It also supports film dissemination, film education and the culture of debating. More information on eufa.org

14.2         
Based on the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS FEATURE FILM SELECTION and the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS DOCUMENTARY FILM SELECTION Filmfest Hamburg and the Academy nominate five films.

14.3         
The five nominated films are viewed in non-commercial closed jury sessions or individually and discussed by the students of the respective classes of the participating universities. The students at each institution select their favourite film.

14.4         
The following universities are participating:

Austria: University of Vienna

Belgium: University of Antwerp

Czech Republic: Charles University, Prague

Denmark: Aarhus University, School of Communication and Culture

Finland: University of Turku

France: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3

Germany: Filmuniversität Babelsberg ‘Konrad Wolf’, Potsdam

Greece: University of the Aegean, Mytilini/Lesbos

Hungary: Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest

Iceland: University of Iceland, Film Studies department, Reykjavík

Ireland: University College Cork

Italy: University of Udine

Kosovo: AAB University, Pristina

Latvia: Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga

Lithuania: Vilnius University

Netherlands: Utrecht University, Dept. of Media and Culture Studies, Media and Performance Studies

Poland: University of Łódź, Department of Media and Audiovisual Culture

Portugal: Universidade Beira Interior, Covilhã

Romania: Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca

Serbia: Singidunum University, Belgrade

Spain: University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication, Bilbao

Sweden: Linnaeus University, Växjö

Switzerland: Université de Lausanne

Turkey: Kadir Has University, Istanbul

United Kingdom: Liverpool John Moores University

Further universities may participate.

14.5         
The award recipient is selected in a joint session of student representatives from each participating university.

14.6         
The public announcement of the winning film takes place prior to the European Film Awards ceremony.

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