Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth was among the big winners on an evening of political messages.Click Here For Full List Of Winners
Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth was the big winner at this year’s 28th European Film Awards on Saturday night in Berlin, taking home the top honour for European Film 2015 as well as the awards for European Director and European Actor.
These awards came only two years after Sorrentino’s previous film The Great Beauty bagged the same clutch of awards (plus Best European Editor) at the corresponding event.
Michael Caine was visibly moved when he came on stage to accept the European Actor trophy for his portrayal of an elderly composer and conductor. “It’s been 50 years and I’ve never won an award in Europe, and I’ve now won two in one evening,” the veteran actor quipped.
Earlier in the evening, nerves had almost got the better of Efa President Wim Wenders when he...
Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth was the big winner at this year’s 28th European Film Awards on Saturday night in Berlin, taking home the top honour for European Film 2015 as well as the awards for European Director and European Actor.
These awards came only two years after Sorrentino’s previous film The Great Beauty bagged the same clutch of awards (plus Best European Editor) at the corresponding event.
Michael Caine was visibly moved when he came on stage to accept the European Actor trophy for his portrayal of an elderly composer and conductor. “It’s been 50 years and I’ve never won an award in Europe, and I’ve now won two in one evening,” the veteran actor quipped.
Earlier in the evening, nerves had almost got the better of Efa President Wim Wenders when he...
- 12/13/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
2015 European Film Awards winners and nominations Best European Film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. En Duva Satt På En Gren Och Funderade På Tillvaron. Sweden, France, Germany, Norway, 96 min. Written and directed by: Roy Andersson. Produced by: Pernilla Sandström. Mustang. France, Germany, Turkey, 100 min. Directed by: Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Written by: Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice Winocour. Produced by: Charles Gillibert. Rams. Hrútar. Iceland, Denmark, 93 min. Written and directed by: Grímur Hákonarson. Produced by: Grímar Jónsson. The Lobster. U.K., Ireland, Greece, France, Netherlands, 118 min. Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos. Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou. Produced by: Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey and Yorgos Lanthimos. Victoria. Germany, 138 min. Written and directed by: Sebastian Schipper. Produced by: Jan Dressler. * Youth. Youth – La Giovinezza. Italy, France, U.K., Switzerland, 118 min. Written and directed by: Paolo Sorrentino. Produced by: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima and Carlotta Calori. Best...
- 12/13/2015
- by Mont. Steve
- Alt Film Guide
Youth proved the big winner of the night scoring a hat-trick; Amy Winehouse documentary, The Lobster and Mustang among other winners.
The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin on Saturday (Dec 12) the following awards were presented:
European Film 2015
Youth – La Giovinezza
Written & Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino
Produced By: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima & Carlotta Calori
European Comedy 2015
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (En Duva Satt PÅ En Gren Och Funderade PÅ Tillvaron) by Roy Andersson
European Discovery 2015 – Prix Fipresci
Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
European Documentary 2015
Amy by Asif Kapadia
European Animated Feature Film 2015
Song Of The Sea by Tomm Moore
European Short Film 2015
Picnic (Piknik) by Jure Pavlović
European Director 2015
Paolo Sorrentino for Youth (La Giovinezza)
European Actress 2015
Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
European Actor 2015
Michael Caine in Youth (La Giovinezza...
The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin on Saturday (Dec 12) the following awards were presented:
European Film 2015
Youth – La Giovinezza
Written & Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino
Produced By: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima & Carlotta Calori
European Comedy 2015
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (En Duva Satt PÅ En Gren Och Funderade PÅ Tillvaron) by Roy Andersson
European Discovery 2015 – Prix Fipresci
Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
European Documentary 2015
Amy by Asif Kapadia
European Animated Feature Film 2015
Song Of The Sea by Tomm Moore
European Short Film 2015
Picnic (Piknik) by Jure Pavlović
European Director 2015
Paolo Sorrentino for Youth (La Giovinezza)
European Actress 2015
Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
European Actor 2015
Michael Caine in Youth (La Giovinezza...
- 12/13/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
When Miguel Gomes's trilogy, As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 1, O Inquieto, As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado and As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 3, O Encantado, premiered in Cannes, Dennis Lim wrote for Film Comment: "A monumental yet light-footed work that remains absorbed in the minutiae of existence, Arabian Nights is an up-to-the-minute rethinking of what it means to make a political film today. It is hard to imagine a more generous or radical approach to these troubled times—one that honors its fantasy life as much as its hard realities." We're collecting reviews from Toronto and New York, and we've got the trailer, a clip and a video interview with the Portuguese director. » - David Hudson...
- 9/29/2015
- Keyframe
When Miguel Gomes's trilogy, As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 1, O Inquieto, As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado and As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 3, O Encantado, premiered in Cannes, Dennis Lim wrote for Film Comment: "A monumental yet light-footed work that remains absorbed in the minutiae of existence, Arabian Nights is an up-to-the-minute rethinking of what it means to make a political film today. It is hard to imagine a more generous or radical approach to these troubled times—one that honors its fantasy life as much as its hard realities." We're collecting reviews from Toronto and New York, and we've got the trailer, a clip and a video interview with the Portuguese director. » - David Hudson...
- 9/29/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Fund awards a total of $8.3m to new titles from Susanne Bier, Miguel Gomes and Yorgos Lanthimos among others.
The Board of Management of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has agreed to support 20 projects of feature films, animations and documentaries for a total amount of $8.3m (€6.1m). The meeting ran from Oct 15-17 inVilnius.
Titles to benefit include:
Kosac - Zvonimir Juric (Croatia)
(Croatia, Slovenia)
Another Day of Life - Raul de la Fuente (Spain), Nenow Damian (Poland)
(Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany) Animation
As Mil e uma Noites - Miguel Gomes (Portugal)
(Portugal, France, Germany)
FRANCOØNIA, le Louvre sous l’occupation - Alexandre Sokourov (Russia)
(France, Germany, Netherlands) Documentary
The Girl King - Mika Kaurismaki (Finland)
(Germany, Canada, Finland, Sweden)
Druga strana svega - Mila Turajlic (Serbia) Documentary
(Serbia, France)
Onder het hart - Nicole Van Kilsdonk (Netherlands)
(Netherlands, Belgium)
Melody - Bernard Bellefroid (Belgium)
(Belgium, Luxembourg, France)
Le Portail - Régis Wargnier (France)
(France...
The Board of Management of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has agreed to support 20 projects of feature films, animations and documentaries for a total amount of $8.3m (€6.1m). The meeting ran from Oct 15-17 inVilnius.
Titles to benefit include:
Kosac - Zvonimir Juric (Croatia)
(Croatia, Slovenia)
Another Day of Life - Raul de la Fuente (Spain), Nenow Damian (Poland)
(Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany) Animation
As Mil e uma Noites - Miguel Gomes (Portugal)
(Portugal, France, Germany)
FRANCOØNIA, le Louvre sous l’occupation - Alexandre Sokourov (Russia)
(France, Germany, Netherlands) Documentary
The Girl King - Mika Kaurismaki (Finland)
(Germany, Canada, Finland, Sweden)
Druga strana svega - Mila Turajlic (Serbia) Documentary
(Serbia, France)
Onder het hart - Nicole Van Kilsdonk (Netherlands)
(Netherlands, Belgium)
Melody - Bernard Bellefroid (Belgium)
(Belgium, Luxembourg, France)
Le Portail - Régis Wargnier (France)
(France...
- 10/22/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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