(Sept. 13) – After the controversy aroused at the end of the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Italian cinema crosses the borders. There will be, in fact, three films representing Italy at the European Film Awards 2012, the recognize cinematic excellence in Europe. They are “Caesar Must Die” by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, “Diaz, Do not clean up this blood” by Daniele Vicari and “Shun Li and the Poet” by Andrea Segre. 47 film from have been selected to represent 31 Countries . In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, these members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a Selection Committee consisting of EFA Board Members and invited experts Pierre-Henri Deleau (France), Marit Kapla (Sweden), Stefan Kitanov (Bulgaria), Paz Lázaro (Spain), Derek Malcolm (UK), and Elma Tataragic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) has included further films. In the coming weeks, the 2,700 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the different award categories. The nominations will then be announced on 3 November at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain. The 25th European Film Awards will take place in Malta on December 1, 2012 and will be on streaming at www.europeanfilmawards.eu. (red)
