Announcing our 2026 Audience Award Winners!

Audience Award Winner:

Köln 75
Germany, Poland, Belgium

Here's what you said:

"Great art does not exist in a vacuum. This funny, exciting and moving true story looks at the 'scaffolding' behind a jazz musician's legendary performance, and one ambitious young woman's quest to get him there." – Phillip

"What an incredibly joyful movie this is! The life and exploits of the main character, Vera Brandes, are portrayed with such energy and enthusiasm by Mala Emde. The framing of the story and the interweaving of the paths of Vera and Keith Jarrett was cleverly done and fun to follow.” – Stephen 

Runners-Up:

Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
Poland

Here's what you said:

"A new Amadeus for contemporary audiences!" – Juliana 

"Chopin, a Sonata in Paris feels less like a traditional biopic and more like drifting through a memory - moody, intimate, and quietly absorbing. It doesn’t try to explain Chopin so much as evoke him." – Scott

The Dinner 
Spain

Here's what you said:

"Dark comedy with outstanding performances from an ensemble cast. The screenplay creates an absurd twist to serious issues." – John

"Great acting, engaging plot, both comedy and drama interplaying masterfully." – Catriona

Thank you!

Thanks for joining us for the 2026 edition of Europa! Europa. Thanks to you, we had a record-setting festival: a five-week, 43-film celebration of the best of European cinema that screened in five cities and brought in our biggest audience yet. 

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