3 Main Awards for EAVE Project THE PARADISE SUITE in Utrecht
Awards October 2016
Rome International Audiovisual Market
- EAVE project FORTNIGHT by Aga Woszczynska, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Wasiak received the Eurimages Co-Production Special Mention at the Rome International Audiovisual Market
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Zurich Film Festival
- EAVE project THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI by Juho Kosmanen, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicklas Wikström Nicastro won the Golden Eye in the International Feature Film section of the Zurich Film Festival.
- HIDDEN RESERVES by Valentin Hitz, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann was awarded Best Film in the Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria section.
CinEast – Luxembourg’s Central and Eastern European Film Festival
- B`EST project MELLOW MUD by Renars Vimba, producers: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze and EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordiantor Aija Berzina scooped the Grand Prix at the ninth CinEast – Luxembourg’s Central and Eastern European Film Festival.
- 11 MINUTES by Jerzy Skolimowski, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won the Critics' Prize.
- ZOOLOGY by Ivan I. Tverdovsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille was awarded the Student’s Prize.
Sitges Fantastic Film Festival
- GRAVE (RAW) by Julia Ducournau, producer: EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubain won three Prizes at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival: the Citizen Kane Award for Best Up-and-Coming Director, the Carnet Jove Jury Award for Best Feature Length Film and the Méliès d’Argent.
- A Special mention of the Best Short Film in the Official Fantàstic Selection goes to LIMBO by EAVE graduate Konstantina Kotzamani, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Dandraki.
Tofifest International Film Festival
- TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda won the Golden Angel, the top prize at the 14th Tofifest Festival in Toru.
National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps
- B`EST project MELLOW MUD by Renars Vimba, producers: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze and EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordiantor Aija Berzina was awarded best fiction film at the National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps. The film was also awarded for best script and best actress.
- DAWN by Laila Pakalnina, producer: EAVE gradute Malgorzate Staron received seven awards for best fiction film director, best cinematographer, best actress in a supporting role, best actor in a supporting role, best costume designer, best makeup, best composer.
- UNDER THE SUN by Vitaly Mansky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Simone Baumann won the Best documentary award. The film received three other awards including Best Director.
- ZOOLOGY by Ivan I. Tverdovsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille won the Youth Jury Prize at the Riga International Film Festival. The film also won the Splendid Palace People’s Choice Award.
Film Fest Gent
- A QUIET PASSION by Terence Davies, co-producer: EAVE graduate Peter de Maegd won the Grand Prix of the Film Fest Gent.
- HOME by Fien Troch, producer: EAVE graduate Antonio Lombardo took home the Georges Delerue Award for Best Music and received a Special Mention in the Explore Zone Trail section, judged by the youth jury. Furthermore, the film snagged both of the Audience Awards.
- GRAVE (RAW) by Julia Ducournau, producer: EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubain won the Explore Zone Trail Award
- SLAVA (GLORY) by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou received a Special Mention.
BFI London Film Festival
- GRAVE (RAW) by Julia Ducournau, producer: EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubain won the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at the BFI London Film Festival.
ArteKino Festival
- A GOOD WIFE by Mirjana Karanovic producers: EAVE graduates Snežana Penev and Sinisa Juricic has been chosen by the audience as the best film of the first edition of the ArteKino Festival. The festival, presented by ARTE and Festival Scope, with Cineuropa as one of its partners, offered internet users from 44 European countries the chance to watch ten European feature films for free over a ten-day period, from 30 September to 9 October.
Reykjavik Film Festival
- CUBS by Nanna Kristin Magnusdottir, producer: EAVE participant Eva Sigurdardottir won the award for Best Icelandic Short at the Reykjavik Film Festival.
- GODLESS by Ralitza Petrovam, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors and Mikkel Jersin won the Golden Puffin, the top prize of the festival.
Namur International French-Language Film Festival
- ILLEGITIMATE by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci won the Bayard for Best Screenplay and the Bayard for Best Actorat the Namur International French-Language Film Festival.
- DIAMOND ISLAND by Davy Chou, producer: EAVE graduate Hanneke van der Tas was awarded the Bayard for Best Debut Film.
Busan International Film Festival
- THE NIGHT OF A 1000 HOURS by Virgil Widrich, producers: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu and EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi celebrated its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and won the Flash Forward Audience Award.
Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht
- EAVE project THE PARADISE SUITE by Joost van Ginkel, producer: EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith won three awards at the Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht: Best Film, Best Scenario and Best Actor.
- J. KESSELS by Erik de Bruyn, producer: EAVE graduate Sander Verdonk was awarded Best Production Design.
Athens International Film Festival
- LIMBO by EAVE graduate Konstantina Kotzamani, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Dandraki was awarded Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography in the Greek Short Film Competition Section of the Athens International Film Festival.
International Festival of Film Producers REGIOFUN
- BODKIN RAS by Kaweh Modiri, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond Van De Kaaij won the main prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 7th International Festival of Film Producers REGIOFUN in Katowice.
Warsaw Film Festival
- EAVE project HEARTSTONE by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, producer: Anton Mani Svansson was awarded Best Director at the Warsaw Film Festival. Baldur Einarsson received a Special Mention for his role in HEARTSTONE.
- COMMUNION by Anna Zamecka, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Wydra was awarded Best Documentary.
KineNova International Film Festival
- SLAVA (GLORY) by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou won the first KineNova International Film Festival.
- DEPTH TWO by Ognjen Glavonic, producers: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt was awarded Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Page published 27 October 2016. Updated 28 October 2016.
