European Film Awards
The European Film Awards ceremony alternates between Berlin and another European city (2004: Barcelona), and are staged by the European Film Academy.
Award categories: Best European film, director, actor, scriptwriter, cinematographer, composer. There is also a "lifetime achievement award," the "European Achievement in World Cinema" prize and the "Discovery Award" for young talent (Prix Fassbinder). Additional prizes are handed out by FIPRESCI (the International Federation of Film Critics), the Arte television broadcasting company (for the best documentary), and the "Screen International" (non-European film).
In the main categories, all academy members submit ballots.
German prizewinners:
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2004 | "Gegen die Wand" (Head-On): Best film | Fatih Akin |
| 2003 | "Good Bye, Lenin!" (best film and best director) | Wolfgang Becker |
| Actor Daniel Brühl and scriptwriter Bernd Lichtenberg also won awards. | ||
| 2001 | "Black Box BRD" (best documentary) | Andres Veiel |
| 1999 | "Buena Vista Social Club" (best documentary) | Wim Wenders |
| 1993 | "Benny's Video" (Critics' Prize) | Michael Haneke (Austria) |
| 1988 | "Der Himmel über Berlin" (Wings of Desire) (Best Director) | Wim Wenders |
