Irish-Scottish filmmaker Mark Cousins will curate the 38th European Film Awards ceremony to create “a live film essay” alongside a creative team also including film composer Dascha Dauenhauer and stage director Robert Lehniger.

The announcement by the European Film Academy , which oversees the awards, comes as it attempts to reposition and expand the footprint of the European-cinema focused prizes and event within the wider awards season.

The 38th ceremony will take place at the House of World Culture in Berlin on January 17 2026, rather than its previous traditional December slot.

The date change first announced in 2023 to come into force in 2026, means the EFA ceremony will take place just after the Golden Globes on January 11, and during the Oscar nomination voting period.

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