This year's European Academy of Film Awards are set to honour Sean Connery in their annual ceremony.
Connery - who celebrates his 76th birthday on August 25th - will pick up the gong for Lifetime Achievement at the ceremony on December 3.
The EFA said: "Sir Sean Connery has not only amously embodied the world's best known secret agent, James Bond, but in a career which has spanned more than 50 years, he has created some of cinema's most unforgettable characters in such films as Marnie by Alfred Hitchcock, Murder on the Orient Express by Sidney Lumet, The Wind and the Lion by John Milius and The Untouchables by Brian de Palma."
A handful of UK, UK co-production and Irish films are also contenders for this year's awards in Berlin.
Adam & Paul, Asylum, Brothers, Manderlay, My Summer of Love and Hotel Rwanda have made it to the 46-strong shortlist.
Full ShortlistADAM & PAUL, Ireland, Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN (Så Som I Himmelen), Sweden, Directed by Kay Pollack
ASYLUM, UK/Ireland, Directed by David Mackenzie
THE AX (Le Couperet), France/Belgium/Spain, Directed by Costa-Gavras
THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED (De Battre Mon Coeur S'Est Arrêté), France, Directed by Jacques Audiard
BROTHERS (Brødre), Denmark/UK/Sweden/Norway, Directed by Susanne Bier
THE CHILD (L'Enfant), Belgium/France, Directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
THE CITY OF THE SUN (Slunecni Stat), Czech Republic/Slovakia, Directed by Martin Sulik
COME INTO THE LIGHT (Alla Luce Del Sole), Italy, Directed by Roberto Faenza
DALECARLIANS (Masjävlar), Sweden/Denmark, Directed by Maria Blom
DAYS AND HOURS (Kod Amidze Idriza), Bosnia & Herzegovina, Directed by Pjer Zalica
THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU (Moartea Domnului Lazarescu), Romania, Directed by Cristi Puiu
DON'T COME KNOCKING, Germany, Directed by Wim Wenders
FERPECT CRIME (Crimen Ferpecto), Spain/Italy, Directed by Alex de la Iglesia
THE FEVER (La Febbre), Italy, Directed by Alessandro d'Alatri
FROZEN LAND (Paha Maa), Finland, Directed by Aku Louhimies
GO FOR ZUCKER! (Alles Auf Zucker!), Germany, Directed by Dani Levy
GRAVEHOPPING (Odgrobadogroba), Slovenia /Croatia, Directed by Jan Cvitkovič
HABANA BLUES, Spain/Cuba/France, Directed by Benito Zambrano
HAWAII OSLO, Norway/Sweden/Denmark, Directed by Erik Poppe
HIDDEN (Caché), France/Austria/Germany/Italy, Directed by Michael Haneke
HOSTAGE (Omiros), Greece/Turkey, Directed by Konstantine Giannaris
HOTEL RWANDA, UK/South Africa/Italy, Directed by Terry George
KINGS AND QUEEN (Rois Et Reine), France, Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
THE LIFE I WANT (La Vita Che Vorrei), Italy/Germany, Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni
MANDERLAY, Denmark/Netherlands/UK/Sweden/France/Germany, Directed by Lars von Trier
MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM (San Zimske Noci), Serbia & Montenegro/Monaco/Spain, Directed by Goran Paskaljevic
THE MOUSTACHE (La Moustache), France, Directed by Emmanuel Carrere
MY SUMMER OF LOVE, UK, Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
THE NINTH DAY (Der Neunte Tag), Germany/Luxembourg, Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
ONE LONG WINTER WITHOUT FIRE (Tout Un Hiver Sans Feu), Switzerland/Belgium, Directed by Greg Zglinski
PARADISE NOW, Netherlands/Israel/Germany/France, Directed by Hany Abu-Assad
PRIVATE, Italy, Directed by Saverio Costanzo
SILENTIUM, Austria, Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger
SIMON, Netherlands, Directed by Eddy Terstall
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS (Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage), Germany, Directed by Marc Rothemund
THE SYRIAN BRIDE, Israel/France/Germany, Directed by Eran Riklis
TO TAKE A WIFE (Ve Lakachta Lecha Isha), Israel, Directed by Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz
A TRIP TO KARABAKH (Gaseirneba Karabakhshi), Georgia, Directed by Levan Tutberidze
THE TUNER (Nastroyschik), Russia, Directed by Kira Muratova
ULTRANOVA, Belgium/France, Directed by Bouli Lanners
THE UNBURIED MAN (A Temetetlen Halott), Hungary/Slovakia/Poland, Directed by Márta Mészáros
UP AND DOWN (Horem Pádem), Czech Republic, Directed by Jan Hřebejk
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles), France, Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
THE WEDDING (Wesele), Poland, Directed by Wojtek Smarzowski
THE WELTS, (Pręgi), Poland, Directed by Magdalena Piekorz
