Overview
- Awardees Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski will be honored at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin on January 17, 2026.
- The prize is presented by the European Film Academy in cooperation with Eurimages to spotlight co-productions’ role in fostering international exchange.
- Roughly 20 Komplizen Film titles have received Eurimages support, including The Whistlers, The Story of My Wife, About Dry Grasses, Corsage, Sentimental Value and Yes.
- Komplizen Film, founded in 1999 and expanded internationally after Dornbach joined in 2010, has built a prominent arthouse slate across Europe.
- Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann, backed by Eurimages, premiered at Cannes in 2016 and won multiple European Film Awards, underscoring the company’s track record, while Sentimental Value is reported as a front-runner this year with five nominations including best European film.