These ten films promote the richness and diversity of European cinema. Three of the ten films will be screened across the 28 countries of the EU as well as being subtitled into all the official languages.

Full list of shortlisted films: 

45 Years (United Kingdom)
Directed by Andrew Haigh 

A Perfect Day (Spain)
Directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa

Hrutar (Iceland, Denmark)
Directed by Grimur Hakonarson

La Loi du Marché (France)
Directed by Stéphane Brizé

Mediterranea (Italy, United States, Germany, France, Quatar)
Directed by Jonas Carpiganano

Mustang (France, Germany, Turkey, Quatar)
Directed by Deniz Gamze Erguven

Son of Saul (Hungary)
Directed by Laszlo Nemes

Toto and His Sisters/Toto si surorile lui (Romania)
Directed by Alexander Nanau
Production: HBO Europe, Strada Film
Co-production: Alexander Nanau Production

The Lesson/Urok (Bulgaria, Greece)
Directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Produced by Abraxas Film
Coproduced by Graal Film
Supported by ZDF, American Foundation for Bulgaria, Central Cooperative Union

Zvizdan (The High Sun) (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia)
Directed by Dalibor Matanić
Production: Kinorama
Coproduction: Gustav Film in association with SEE Film Pro from Serbia Project
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and the MEDIA Programme, the Slovenian Film Centre and Viba Film Ljubljana.
Sales: Cercamon