Brussels, Belgium – The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has officially unveiled the jury for its eighth annual EUFCN Location Awards. The jury this year includes notable professionals from the film and television industries, such as Tammy Glover from Sony Pictures Television in the USA, UK-based production designer Caroline Greville-Morris, Benjamin Hendriks, a supervising location manager from the Netherlands, as well as EJ Richards and Sabine Schulmeyer, who hold the same role in the UK and Germany respectively.
These jurors will be responsible for assessing the entries submitted by EUFCN members. Their evaluations will be centered on how significantly the locations contribute to the storytelling and their overall impact on the productions.
Submissions from the network’s members typically consist of locations from films or TV series that have been shot in their respective territories and have gained international distribution in a set timeframe. The jurors will curate a shortlist of the top five locations, from which they will select the recipient of the EUFCN Location Award 2024 – an accolade that identifies the best European filming location of the year. The finalists will be announced on December 2, 2024.
The EUFCN Location Awards were established to celebrate and recognize exceptional achievements in scouting and utilizing filming locations across Europe. It serves not only to highlight the creativity and resourcefulness of location professionals but also to promote cultural and scenic European locales to international filmmakers.
Previous award winners exemplify the award’s prestige, with last year’s top honor going to Inis Mór for its role in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Other nominees included diverse locations like Helsetkopen featured in “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” Hotel Parque do Rio from “Bad Living,” Jotunheimen which graced the screens in “Troll,” and Romsdalen Gondola seen in “Succession.”
EUFCN plays a crucial role in enhancing the European film industry and cultural landscape by supporting the work of over 100 film commissions across 32 European countries. Through such initiatives as the EUFCN Location Awards, the network fosters connections between film industries and promotes Europe as a prime destination for filmmaking.
The celebration of such locations highlights the symbiotic relationship between the film industry and the diverse cultural heritage of Europe, thereby supporting local economies and international cultural exchange.
As the date of the announcement approaches, the film and television industry, as well as fans of European cinema, are on the lookout to see which location will next be spotlighted for its cinematic allure and the story it helped to tell on the big screen.
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