5 Silver Bears, 1 Crystal Bear and 13 other Berlinale awards
Awards February 2017
Berlinale Awards
Competition
- FÉLICITÉ by Alain Gomis, producer: PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont won the Silver Bear, Grand Prize of the Jury.
- POKOT by Agnieszka Holland, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Johannes Rexin won the Silver Bear, Alfred Bauer Prize.
- THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE by Aki Kaurismäki, co-producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Directing
- A FANTASTIC WOMAN by Sebastian Lelio, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Fernanda del Nido was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.
- ANA, MON AMOUR by Calon Peter Netzer, producers: EAVE graduate Oana Iancu, EAVE Marketing Workshop graduate Jonas Katzenstein was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Editing.
GWFF Prize for Best Debut
- SUMMER 1993 by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
GLASHU?TTE ORIGINAL Documentary Award
- EAVE project GHOST HUNTING by Raed Andoni, producer: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier
Generation
Generation KPlus Crystal Bear by the Children’s Jury for Best Film
- LITTLE HARBOUR by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Krnacova, Jiri Konecny
Grand Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury
- SUMMER 1993 by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
Co-production Market and Berlinale Talents
- BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN by Pierre Földes, producers: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt, EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award.
- THE LITTLE COMRADE by Moonika Siimets, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos received an Honorable Mention.
Prizes of the Independent Juries
FIPRESCI Award
- PENDULAR by Julia Murat, producer: PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite (Panorama)
CICAE ART CINEMA Award
- CENTAUR by Aktan Arym Kuba, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS Award
- INSYRIATED by Philippe Van Leeuw, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tomas Leyers, Jacques Henri Bronckart
Teddy Award
- A FANTASTIC WOMAN by Sebastian Lelio, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Fernanda del Nido (Best Feature Film)
PANORAMA Audience Award
- INSYRIATED by Philippe Van Leeuw, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tomas Leyers, Jacques Henri Bronckart
ARTE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
- LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
- THE WIFE OF THE PILOT by Anne Zohra Berrached, producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
Göteborg International Film Festival
- EAVE project HEARTSTONE by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, producer: Anton Mani Svansson received the Lorens Award for best producer at the Göteborg International Film Festival.
- TOM OF FINLAND by Dome Karukoski, producers: EAVE graduate and Finnish National Coordinator Aleksi Bardy, EAVE graduate Annika Sucksdorff, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malin Söderlund won the FIPRESCI award.
- EAVE graduate China Åhlander was given the Doris Film Genius Award that highlights a female film genius.
Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
Three awards for EAVE project HEARTSTONE by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, producer: Anton Mani Svansson at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers. The film won the Grand Prix du Jury, the Audience Award and the Saftas/Erasmus Award.
- MARIJA by Michael Koch, producer: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher, won the Mademoiselle Ladubay Award and the Jean Carmet Award.
Swedish Academy Awards
- MY AUNT IN SARAJEVO by Goran Kapetanovic, producer: EAVE graduate China Åhlander won two Guldbaggen, the Swedish Academy Awards: Best director (Goran Kapetanovic) and Best supporting actress (Sadzida Setic).
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EAVE producers scooped numerous awards at Les Magritte du Cinéma:
- THE FIRST, THE LAST by Bouli Lanners, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (David Murgia), Best Set Design, Best Costume Design at the the Magritte Awards
- KEEPER by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc won Best First Film, Best Supportung Actor (Catherine Salée), Best Editing (Julie Brenta)
- PARASOL by Valéry Rosier, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland won Best Cinematography
- BADEN BADEN by Rachel Lang, producer: EAVE graduate Valerie Bournonville won Best Actress (Salomé Richard)
- BELGICA by Felix van Groeningen producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings and Frans van Gestel was awarded Best Flemish Film
- LE PLOMBIER by Méryl Fortunat-Rossi and Xavier Seron, producer: EAVE graduate Anthony Rey was awarded Best Short Film
- EN BATAILLE, PORTRAIT D’UNE DIRECTRICE DU PRISON by Eve Duchemin, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri was awarded Best documentary
Five Awards for EAVE graduates at the Trieste International Film Festival:
- A GOOD WIFE by Mirjana Karanovic producers: EAVE graduates Snežana Penev and Sinisa Juricic won the Audience Award, Premio Trieste
- COMMUNION by Anna Zamecka, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Wydra won the Alpe Adria Cinema Award for Best Documentary
- SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Zdenka Gold and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, executive producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu received the Central European Inititative Award
- THE GOOD POSTMAN by Tonislav Hristov, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho won the Premio Balcani Caucaso
- NERUDA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Fernanda del Nido won the Critic’s Award.
Rotterdam Film Festival
- KING OF THE BELGIANS, directed and produced by EAVE graduates Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth, co-producers: EAVE graduates Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings, Frans Van Gestel won the FIPRESCI Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
Lumières Awards
- ELLE by Paul Verhoeven, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum and EAVE graduate Sébastien Delloye won the main awards at the Lumières Awards: The film was awarded Best Film of 2016, Best Director and Best Actress (Isabelle Huppert).
Page published 24 February 2017. Updated 26 April 2017.


