After a four-year hiatus, the Emile Awards are making their debut in Greece! The award ceremony, marking a new chapter for the legendary European animation awards, will be held at the historic Apollo Theatre of Ermoupolis in Syros on Monday, September 23, as part of this year's ANIMASYROS powered by PPC 2024 Festival.

This grand celebration of European animation will recognize the best films of the year, honor the talent and achievements of creators and professionals from over 30 countries, and showcase the diversity and creativity of the European animation community.

The Emile Awards Ceremony will be available to watch online here.

Nominees per category:

SHORT FILM CATEGORIES

Best Backgrounds and Characters in Short Film

A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin

Above the Clouds (Hungary), director Vivien Hárshegyi, produced by József Fülöp

Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France), director João Gonzalez, produced by Bruno Caetano and Michael Proença

Eeva (Estonia, Croatia), directors Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov,  produced by Draško Ivezić and Kalev Tamm

Such Miracles Do Happen (Poland), director Barbara Rupik, produced by Polish National Film School in Łodz

Best Animation in Short Film

27 (France, Hungary), director Flóra Anna Buda, produced by Emmanuel-Alan Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Péter Benjámin Lukács and Gábor Osváth

A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin

Electra (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) director Daria Kashcheeva, produced by Zuzana Krivkova Martin Vandas, Tomáš Šimon, Olivier Catherin, Richard Van Den Boom, Juraj Krasnohorsky

The Family Portrait (Croatia, France, Serbia), director Lea Vidaković, produced by Draško Ivezić

Nun or Never! (Finland), director Heta Jäälinoja, produced by Jani Lehto

Above the Clouds (Hungary), director Vivien Hárshegyi, produced by József Fülöp

Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France), director João Gonzalez, produced by Bruno Caetano and Michael Proença

Eeva (Estonia, Croatia), directors Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov,  produced by Draško Ivezić and Kalev Tamm

Such Miracles Do Happen (Poland), director Barbara Rupik, produced by Polish National Film School in Łodz

Best Sound Design and Music in Short Film

Greylands (Switzerland), director Charlotte Waltert, Alvaro Schoeck, produced by Saskia von Virág

Misaligned (Poland, Latvia), directed by Marta Magnuska, produced by Piotr Szczepanowicz, Grzegorz Wacławek, Sabine Andersone

A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin

The Family Portrait (Croatia, France, Serbia), director Lea Vidaković, produced by Draško Ivezić

Best Innovative Short Film

A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin

Electra (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) director Daria Kashcheeva, produced by Zuzana Krivkova Martin Vandas, Tomáš Šimon, Olivier Catherin, Richard Van Den Boom, Juraj Krasnohorsky

Goodbye Jérôme (France), directors Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, produced by GOBELINS, l’école de l’image

Such Miracles Do Happen (Poland), director Barbara Rupik, produced by Polish National Film School in Łodz

The Miracle (France, Belgium; Netherlands), director Nienke Deutz, produced by Annemie Degryse, Peter Lindhout, Koji Nelissen and Derk-Jan Warrink

Best of the Best Short Film

27 (France, Hungary), director Flóra Anna Buda, produced by Péter Benjámin Lukács and Gábor Osváth

Above the Clouds (Hungary), director Vivien Hárshegyi, produced by József Fülöp

A Kind of Testament (France), director Stephen Vuillemin

The Family Portrait (Croatia, France, Serbia), director Lea Vidaković, produced by Draško Ivezić

Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France), director João Gonzalez, produced by Bruno Caetano and Michael Proença

FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES

Best Writing in a Feature

Best Soundtrack in a Feature

Best Backgrounds and Character Design in a Feature

Best Animation in a Feature

Best Of The Best Feature

Nominees for all above-mentioned categories:

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (France, Luxemburg, Canada, Netherlands), director Pierre Földes, produced by Tom Dercourt, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron

Chicken for Linda! (France, Italy), directors Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach, produced by Marc Irmer, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron

Mars Express (France), director Jeremie Perin, produced by Didier Creste

My Grandfather’s Demons (Portugal, Spain, France), director Nuno Beato, produced by Nuno Beato, Diego Carvalho, Emmanuel Quillet, Martine Vidalenc, Carlos Juárez and Xosé Manuel Zapata Pérez

My Love Affair with Marriage (Luxemburg, United States, Latvia), director Signe Baumane, produced by Roberts Vinovskis, Sturgis Warner, Raoul Nadalet and Signe Baumane

Nayola (Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, France), director José Miguel Ribeiro, produced Ana Carina, Arnoud Rijken, Michiel Snijders, Linda Sterckx, Geert Van Goethem, Serge Kestmont, Tomás Oom Martins

Rosa and the Stone Troll (Denmark), director Karla Nor Holmbäck, produced by Marie Bro

Tender Metalheads (Spain), director Joan Tomas Monfort & Carlos Perez-Reche, produced by Juanjo Saez

Unicorn Wars (Spain, France, United Kingdom), director Alberto Vázquez, produced by Ivan Minambres, Chelo Loureiro, Nicolas Schmerkin

Photos of the nominees films here