(Press Release)

The European Film Academy’s People’s Choice Award allows film fans across Europe to elect their favourite film. As part of the European Film Awards, the People’s Choice Award sheds a special spotlight on the people the films are made for - the audience.

Winners of the past include films like Pedro Almodóvar’s HABLE CON ELLA, Roberto Benigni’s LA VITA E BELLA, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s AMÉLIE, Peter Cattaneo’s THE FULL MONTY and Wolfgang Becker’s GOOD BYE, LENIN!

The public vote for the People’s Choice Award starts on September 1 and closes on October 31. Nominated are:

ADAM’S ÆBLER by Anders Thomas Jensen
ELEMENTARTEILCHEN by Oskar Roehler
L’ENFANT by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
JOYEUX NOËL by Christian Carion
LA MARCHE DE L’EMPEREUR by Luc Jacquet
OLIVER TWIST by Roman Polanski
PARADISE NOW by Hany Abu-Assad
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Joe Wright
ROMANZO CRIMINALE by Michele Placido
STESTÍ by Bohdan Sláma
VOLVER by Pedro Almodóvar
WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT by Steve Box & Nick Park

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions present the People’s Choice Award in co-operation with a network of media partners across Europe. Film fans can vote by coupons published in these magazines and newspapers or through the official voting website at

www.peopleschoiceaward.org

Ernst & Young, one of the leading global professional services firms, continues to act as Official Tabulator, endorsing the voting procedures and confirming the winner. The winner will be announced during the European Film Awards Ceremony on December 2, 2006, in Warsaw.

MEDIA PARTNERS: Austria: Skip; Belgium: Filmmagie; Bulgaria: Ekran; Czech Republic: Cinema; Estonia: Nädal; Finland: www.nyt.fi; France: STUDIO; Germany: www.kino.de; Greece: Eleftherotypia; Hungary: VOX mozimagazin; Italy: CIAK; Latvia: Diena; Luxembourg: Revue; Macedonia: Tea Moderna / Tin Shema; The Netherlands: Film Valley; Norway: FILM; Poland: FILM; Romania: Re:Publik; Russia: www.film.ru; Slovenia: Vikend; Spain: Cinemania; Sweden: Film & TV; UK: Total Film.