Time for European film-goers to vote

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Every year the European Film Academy asks film-goers to become an electorate. They have the chance to vote on their favourite film for the People’s Choice Award. Last year they plumped for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. Previous winners include Volver, Life is Beautiful and Amélie. Which film will it be in 2010? You decide.

This year the winner will be picked from one of 10 very disparate films - the candidates include a French cartoon, a British political thriller, Swedish fantasy and an Italian domestic comedy. Not all have yet been released in the UK. Have a look at theartsdesk's What's On Calendar for information on forthcoming releases. Below is a list of the candidates. Where available, click on the link to read theartsdesk review and then cast your vote on the EFA’s website.

Agora, dir. Alejandro Amenábar
Baaría, dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
An Education, dir. Lone Scherfig
The Girl Who Played With Fire, dir. Daniel Alfredson
The Ghost (aka The Ghost Writer), dir. Roman Polanski
Kick-Ass, dir. Matthew Vaughn
Loose Cannons (aka Mine Vaganti), dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
Mr Nobody, dir. Jaco van Dormael
Le Petit Nicolas, dir. Laurent Tirard
Soul Kitchen, dir. Fatih Akin

By taking part, you may also win a trip to the awards themselves, held this year on 4 December in the beautiful Baltic port of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

Read theartsdesk in the Ruhr: The European Film Awards 2009

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