Feature drama Only Beautiful Things to Look At (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary) directed by Ivan Ostrochovský and produced by Punkchart Films (SK) and Pavel Strnad and Petr Oukropec of the Czech company Negativ, is shortlisted in the Fiction category alongside Sundance-premiered co-production drama How to Divorce During the War (Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic) by Andrius Blaževičius, co-produced by Bionaut for the Czech side.

Sought-after Cannes-awarded documentary Rehearsals for a Revolution (Czech Republic, Spain) by Pegah Ahangarani, produced by Kaveh Farnam of Prague-based Europe Media Nest and Adrià Monés of Fasten Films (Spain), made it to the Documentary shortlist.

In the coming weeks, the 5,700 members of the European Film Academy will watch the shortlisted films and vote on the nominations. The 39th European Film Awards will be celebrated on Saturday 16 January 2027. The ceremony will take place in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, Greece.