29th European Film Awards
29th European Film Awards | |
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![]() Narodowe Forum Muzyki | |
Date | 10 December 2016 |
Site | National Forum of Music, Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland |
Hosted by | Maciej Stuhr |
Organized by | European Film Academy |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Toni Erdmann |
Best Direction |
Maren Ade Toni Erdmann |
Best Actor |
Peter Simonischek Toni Erdmann |
Best Actress |
Sandra Hüller Toni Erdmann |
Most awards | Toni Erdmann (5/6), Land of Mine (4/4) |
Most nominations | Toni Erdmann (6), I, Daniel Blake (6) |
Television coverage | |
Channel | Arte, TVN, NTV Plus, HBO Europe, RAI Movie, Movistar+, Cosmote TV, Curzon Home Cinema, 15 min, LTV, ETV+ |
The 29th European Film Awards were presented on 10 December 2016 in Wrocław, Poland.[1] The ceremony is one of a number of events to take place in Wrocław as the city is a 2016 European Capital of Culture, along with San Sebastián.[2] The nominations and winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
Ceremony
The ceremony focused on a political message against ongoing nationalism and euroscepticism. The European Film Academy also remarked on Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who is imprisoned in Russia.
Selection
Awards voted by EFA Members
Best Film
The nominees were announced on November 6th, 2016 in Seville, Spain at the Seville Festival of European Cinema. Four films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake, and FIPRESCI Critics Award Toni Erdmann.[3] One film (Room) has been already nominated for the Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards. Three films (Toni Erdmann, Elle, Julieta) had been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Two films (I, Daniel Blake, Toni Erdmann) received nominations at the 18th British Independent Film Awards.
Toni Erdmann is the first film directed by a woman to win best picture.[4]
English title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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Toni Erdmann | Maren Ade | Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael Merkt | Komplizen Film, Coop99, KNM, Missing Link Films, SWR, WDR, Arte, MonkeyBoy | ![]() ![]() | German, English, Romanian |
Elle | Paul Verhoeven | Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt | SBS Productions, Pallas Film , France 2 Cinéma, Entre Chien et Loup, Canal+, France Télévisions, Orange Cinéma Séries, Casa Kafka Pictures, Proximus, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Filmförderungsanstalt | ![]() ![]() ![]() | French |
I, Daniel Blake | Ken Loach | Rebecca O'Brien | Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Entertainment One, Les Films du Fleuve, Canal+, Ciné+, BE TV, British Film Institute, BBC, France 2, France Télévisions, Le Pacte, VOO | ![]() ![]() | English |
Julieta | Pedro Almodóvar | Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Esther García | El Deseo, Canal+ France, Ciné +, Televisión Española | ![]() | Spanish |
Room | Lenny Abrahamson | Ed Guiney, David Gross | Telefilm Canada, Filmnation Entertainment, Irish Film Board, Element Pictures, No Trace Camping, Film4 | ![]() ![]() | English |
Best Comedy
The nominees were announced on October 25th, 2016.
English title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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A Man Called Ove | Hannes Holm | Annica Bellander, Nicklas Wikström Nicastro | Tre Vänner | ![]() | Swedish |
Look Who's Back | David Wnendt | Lars Dittrich, Christopher Müller | Mythos Film | ![]() | German |
One Man and His Cow | Mohamed Hamidi | Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou | Quad Productions | ![]() ![]() | French, Arabic |
Best DirectorThe nominees were announced on November 6th, 2016
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Best ScreenwriterThe nominees were announced on November 6th, 2016
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Best ActressThe nominees were announced on November 6th, 2016
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Best ActorThe nominees were announced on November 6th, 2016.
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Technical awards
A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the selection list.The members of the jury were:
- Benoît Barouh, production designer, France
- Paco Delgado, costume designer, Spain
- Martin Gschlacht, cinematographer, Austria
- Dean Humphreys, sound designer, UK
- Era Lapid, editor, Israel
- Waldemar Pokromski, make-up artist, Poland
- Giuliano Taviani, composer, Italy.
Best ComposerThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
Best CinematographerThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
Best EditorThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
Best Production DesignerThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
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Best Costume DesignerThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
Best Sound DesignerThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
Best Makeup and HairstylingThe winners were announced on November 17th, 2016.
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Critics Award
European Discovery
The nominees were announced on September 19th, 2016. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI.
English title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki | Juho Kuosmanen | Juho Kuosmanen | Aamu Filmcompany, ONE TWO Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu, Film Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion AB | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Finnish, English |
Dogs | Bogdan Mirica | Marcela Ursu | 42 Km Film, EZ Films | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Romanian |
Liebmann | Jules Herrmann | Jules Herrmann | Ester.Reglin.Film Produktionsgesellschaft | ![]() | French, German, English |
Sand Storm | Elite Zexer | Haim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg | 2-Team Productions, Rotor Film Babelsberg | ![]() | Arabic |
Thirst | Svetla Tsotsorkova | Svetla Tsotsorkova, Nadejda Koseva | Front Film | ![]() | Bulgarian |
Best Animated Feature Film
The nominees were announced on October 25th, 2016. Two films nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. One film (My Life as a Courgette) has been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. My Life as a Courgette also in official selection for The European Parliament's LUX Prize.
English title | Director(s) | Animator(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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My Life as a Courgette | Claude Barras | Kim Keukeleire | Armelle Glorennec, Éric Jacquot, Marc Bonny | Gebeka Films, Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Animation, KNM | ![]() ![]() | French |
Psyconauts, the Forgotten Children | Alberto Vázquez, Pedro Rivero | Krhis Cembe | Farruco Castroman, Carlos Juarez, Luis Tosar | Basque Films | ![]() | Spanish |
The Red Turtle | Michaël Dudok de Wit | Michaël Dudok de Wit | Vincent Maraval | Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Studio Ghibli, CN4 Productions, Arte France Cinéma, Belvision | ![]() ![]() | None |
Audience awards
People's Choice Award
The nominees were announced on 1 September 2016.[5]
Best Children and Family Film
The winners were announced on May 10th, 2016.
English title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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Miss Impossible | Emilie Deleuze | Tatiana Bouchain | Ad Vitam Production, Agat Films & Cie | ![]() | French |
Girls Lost | Alexandra-Therese Keining | Ellinor Lingvall | Götafilm | ![]() ![]() | Swedish |
Rauf | Soner Caner, Baris Kaya | Ali Ozgur Ates, Soner Caner, Baris Kaya, Kazim Ugur Kizilaslan, Selman Kizilaslan, Burak Ozan | Peri Istanbul, Aslan Film | ![]() | Turkish, Kurdish |
University Award
The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on October 5th, 2016. Films were selected by: Feo Aladag (director/Germany), Dagmar Brunow (academic, Linnaeus University/Sweden), Luis Martinez Lopez (journalist, EL MUNDO/Spain), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (director/Ukraine) and Patrick Sobelman (producer/France). Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favourite film. The following 13 universities from 13 European countries participated:
- Czech Republic: Charles University/Prague
- France: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3
- Germany: University of Rostock
- Greece: University of the Aegean/Mytilini (Lesbos)
- Hungary: Pázmány Péter Catholic University/Budapest
- Ireland: University College Cork
- Italy: University of Udine
- Netherlands: Utrecht University
- Poland: University of Lodz
- Portugal: University of Lisbon
- Sweden: Linnaeus University/Växjö
- Turkey: Kadir Has University/Istanbul
- United Kingdom: John Moores University/Liverpool
English title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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I, Daniel Blake | Ken Loach | Rebecca O'Brien | Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Entertainment One, Les Films du Fleuve, Canal+, Ciné+, BE TV, British Film Institute, BBC, France 2, France Télévisions, Le Pacte, VOO | ![]() ![]() | English |
Graduation | Cristian Mungiu | Cristian Mungiu | Les Films du Fleuve, Mobra Films, Romanian Film Board, Why Not Productions | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Romanian |
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki | Juho Kuosmanen | Juho Kuosmanen | Aamu Filmcompany, ONE TWO Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu, Film Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion AB | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Finnish, English |
Fire at Sea | Gianfranco Rosi | Gianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, Donatella Palermo | Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France Cinéma, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali | ![]() ![]() | Italian |
Toni Erdmann | Maren Ade | Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael Merkt | Komplizen Film, Coop99, KNM, Missing Link Films, SWR, WDR, Arte, MonkeyBoy | ![]() ![]() | German, English, Romanian |
Best Documentary
English title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Production companies | Country | Language |
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Fire at Sea | Gianfranco Rosi | Gianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, Donatella Palermo | Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France Cinéma, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali | ![]() ![]() | Italian |
21 X New York | Piotr Stasik | Agnieszka Wasiak | Lava Films | ![]() | English, Chinese |
A Family Affair | Tom Fassaert | Wout Conijn | Conijn Film | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Dutch, English |
Mr. Gaga | Tomer Heymann | Barak Heymann, Diana Holtzberg | Heymann Brothers Films, ZDF, ARTE, AVROTROS, SVT | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Hebrew, English |
S Is for Stanley | Alex Infascelli | Inti Carboni, Federica Paniccia, Alex Infascelli, Lorenzo Foschi, Davide Lucchetti | Kinethica, Lock & Valentine | ![]() | English, Italian |
The Land of the Enlightened | Pieter-Jan De Pue | Bart van Langendonck | Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Submarine, ZDF, Arte, Canvas, IKON, Eyeworks, Prime, Sciapode | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Persian, English |
Best Short Film
To be considered for a nomination, a short film has to screen in competition at any of the participating festivals:
- 13 - 24 Oct. 2015: Film Fest Gent (Belgium)
- 19 - 25 Oct. 2015: Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden)
- 24 - 31 October 2015: Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain)
- 6 - 15 Nov. 2015: Cork Film Festival (Ireland)
- 27 Jan. - 7 Feb. 2016: International Film Festival Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
- 5 - 13 Feb. 2016: International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand (France)
- 11 - 21 Feb. 2016: Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
- 9 - 13 Mar. 2016: Tampere Film Festival (Finland)
- 29 May - 5 Jun. 2016: Krakow Film Festival (Poland)
- 9 - 17 Jul 2016: Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival/ (Portugal)
- 3 - 13 Aug. 2016: Festival del film Locarno (Switzerland)
- 12 - 20 Aug. 2016: Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- 31 Aug. - 10 Sep. 2016: Venice Film Festival (Italy)
- 19 - 24 Sep. 2016: International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece)
- 20 - 25 Sep. 2016: Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Bristol (UK)
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Type | Minutes | Production country | Language(s) | Festival |
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9 days: From My Window in Aleppo | - | Thomas Vroege, Floor van der Meulen, Issa Touma | documentary | 13 min. | ![]() ![]() | Arabic | Bristol |
The Wall | Le mur | Samuel Lampaert | fiction | 8 min | ![]() | Chinese | Ghent |
Edmond | - | Nina Gantz | animation | 10 min. | ![]() | English | Uppsala |
The Goodbye | El adiós | Clara Roquet | fiction | 15 min. | ![]() ![]() | Spanish | Valladolid |
90 Degrees North | 90 Grad Nord | Detsky Graffam | fiction | 21 min. | ![]() | German | Cork |
We All Love the Seashore | Tout le monde aime le bord de la mer | Keina Espiñeira | fiction/documentary | 18 min. | ![]() | Spanish | Rotterdam |
In the Distance | - | Florian Grolig | animation | 7 min. | ![]() | - | Clermont-Ferrand |
A Man Returned | - | Mahdi Fleifel | documentary | 30 min. | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Arabic | Berlin |
Small Talk | - | Even Hafnor, Lisa Brooke Hansen | fiction | 21 min. | ![]() | Norwegian | Tampere |
I'm Not From Here | Yo no soy de aquí | Maite Alberdi, Giedrė Žickytė | documentary | 26 min. | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Spanish, Basque | Kraków |
Home | - | Daniel Mulloy | fiction | 20 min. | ![]() ![]() ![]() | English | Vila do Conde |
The Fullness of Time (Romance) | L'immense retour | Manon Coubia | fiction | 14 min. | ![]() ![]() | French | Locarno |
Limbo | - | Konstantina Kotzamani | fiction | 30 min. | ![]() ![]() | Greek | Sarajevo |
Amalimbo | - | Juan Pablo Libossart | animation | 15 min. | ![]() ![]() | Swedish | Venice |
Shooting star | Падаща звезда | Lyubo Yonchev | fiction | 28 min. | ![]() ![]() | Bulgarian | Drama |
European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages
The winners were announced on November 15th, 2016.
Recipient | Occupation |
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Honorary Awards
European Achievement in World CinemaThe winner were announced on November 1st, 2016. Award presented by Susanne Bier.
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Lifetime Achievement AwardThe winner were announced on September 13th, 2016.
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Honorary Award of the EFA President and BoardAward presented by Wim Wenders.
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List of partners
The European Film Awards 2016 are presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions in co-operation with:
and with the support of:
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References
- ↑ European Film Awards 2016 Go to Wroclaw
- ↑ "Europejskie Nagrody Filmowe w 2016 roku we Wrocławiu". Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "European Film Awards Nominations Go to 'Toni Erdmann,' 'I, Daniel Blake' and More". IndieWire.
- ↑ "Toni Erdmann sweeps the board at European film awards 2016". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Vote Opens for People's Choice Award". EFA.
- ↑ "European cinema stars flock to Wrocław as film awards handed oute". Polskie Radio-The News.pl.