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These three films were nominated by the EFA jury: "Le Chat Du Rabbin" (The Rabbi’s Cat) from France by Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar, "Chico & Rita" from Spain by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba, and the French-Belgian coproduction "A Cat in Paris" (Une Vie de Chat) by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol. 2,500 members of the European Film Academy vote on these nominated entries; the winner will be announced in Berlin on December 3. 45 films from 32 countries are available for selection in the feature-film category; they have a chance of being nominated by the jury for the award for best film of the year. From Germany, the films "Three" by Tom Tykwer and "Almanya – Welcome to Germany" by Yasemin Samdereli made it onto the selection list.
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