At the 2024 European Film Awards in Lucerne, Switzerland, Jacques Audiard’s film Emilia Pérez dominated the evening by winning five awards, including Best Director and Best Film. The ceremony, organised by the European Film Academy, highlighted Europe’s diversity against the backdrop of political unrest. A notable moment was the awarding of Best Documentary to No Other Land, a film criticising the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The evening also attempted to celebrate Europe’s polyphony, but was hampered by technical issues with real-time translations. Despite the attempts to celebrate diversity, the evening was overshadowed by the dominance of one film, raising questions about the promotion of European polyphony.

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