Awards and Nominations September 2011
Four films by EAVE producers nominated for foreign language Oscar race
Awards
- BULLHEAD by Michaël R. Roskam, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Peter Bouckaert was the top winner at the Flanders Film Awards ceremony at the Ostend Film Festival. Michaël Roskam’s film swept up six prizes: Best Film, Best Debut Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.
- BEST INTENTIONS by Adrian Sitaru, co-produced by EAVE 2007 graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE 2005 producer Emoke Vagasi and EAVE 2011 participant Monica Lazurean Gorgan won the Visegrad prize at Miskolc Cinefest
- CODE BLUE by Urszula Antoniak, producer: EAVE 2011 participant Floor Onrust won the prize for best actress: Bien de Moor at the BIAFF 2011 International Feature Film Competition
Venice Film Festival
- ACCIDENTES GLORIOSOS by Mauro Andrizzi & Marcus Lindeen, producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Tine Fischer wins Orrizonti Award in Venice
- WHORE’S GLORY by Michael Glawogger, producer: EAVE 1998 graduate and Austrian National Coordinator Erich Lackner gets Special Orizzonti Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival
- AVALON by Axel Petersén, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Erika Wasserman received the Fipresci Prize for Best First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- THE RUNWAY by Ian Power, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Macdara Kelleher was awarded the Best Feature Prize by a mixed jury comprising children and experts from the profession at the LUCAS International Children’s Film Festival Frankfurt.
- Danny Huston was awarded Best Actor at the Montréal Film Festival with the film PLAYOFF by Eran Riklis, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Jens Meurer.
- ANARCHY IN ZIRMUNAI, produced by EAVE 2007 graduate Ieva Norviliene won the Special Prizw at the Film Festival Baltic Debuts in Svetlogorsk.
- BACK TO STAY by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: producer: EAVE 2011 participant Eugenia Mumenthaler, won the Critic`s award at the Locarno International Film Festival.
San Sebastian Film Festival
- LOS PASOS DOBLES by Isaki Lacuesta, co-producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Dan Wechsler won the prize for Best Film
- LAS ACACIAS by Pablo Giorgelli, producer: PUENTES 2011 participant Paula Massa won the Horizontes Award in San Sebastian
- UNFAIR WORLD by Filippos Tsitos, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Alexandra Boussiou won the prize for best director and best actor at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
- THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN producers: Benny Drechsel EAVE Puentes expert, Karsten Stöter EAVE 2005 graduate, won the New Directors Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
- STILLEBEN by Meise, producers: EAVE 2008 graduate Oliver Neumann and EAVE 1994 graduate and Austrian National Coordinator Erich Lackner won a special mention in San Sebastian
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Nominations
- BEYOND by Pernilla August, producer: EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Helena Danielsson is Sweden’s official candidate for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Feature.
- PINA by Wim Wenders, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Gian Piero Ringel is the German entry for the foreign language Oscar, making it the first documentary feature to compete for Germany in this category.
- BULLHEAD by Michaël R. Roskam, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Peter Bouckaert is Belgium’s contribution to the Oscar race
- TILT by writer-director Viktor Chouchkov, co-producers: EAVE 2008 graduate Guido Schwab and EAVE 2010 graduate Marcel Lenz is selected by Bulgaria to compete in the Oscar competition.
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions has announced the titles of the 45 films on this year’s selection list, which are those recommended for a European Film Awards 2011 nomination. The 24th European Film Awards will take place in Berlin on 3 December.
Ten of 45 selected films are produced by EAVE graduates.
- EAVE 2008 project WHITE WHITE WORLD by Oleg Novkovic, producers: EAVE 2008 graduate Uliks Fehmiu, EAVE 2008 graduate Guido Schwab, EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Helena Danielsson
- CIRCUS FANTASTICUS by Janez Burger, Producers: Jozko Rutar of Staragara Production and Morgan Busshe of Fastnet Films
- VOLCANO by Rúnar Rúnarsson, executive producer: EAVE 1993 graduate Thomas Gammeltoft
- ESSENTIAL KILLING by Jerzy Skolimowski, producers: EAVE 2002 graduate Jozsef Berger, EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney, and EAVE 2009 graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun
- STOPPED ON TRACK by Andreas Dresen and produced by EAVE group leader Peter Rommel
- LOVERBOY by Catalin Mitulescu, producer EAVE 2010 graduate Marcian Lazar
- MOTHERS by Milcho Manchevski, producer: EAVE 1989/90 graduate Christina Kallas
- BULLHEAD by Michaël R. Roskam, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Peter Bouckaert
- BEYOND by Pernilla August, producer: EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Helena Danielsson
- THE UNINTENTIONAL KIDNAPPING OF ELFRIEDE OTT by Andreas Prochaska, producer: EAVE 1992 graduate Danny Krausz
- DERBY, co-produced by EAVE TIES THAT BIND participant David Lindner
- BEYOND by Pernilla August, producer: EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Helena Danielsson is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize
- The 55th BFI London Film Festival, opens with the European premiere of 360 by Fernando Meirelles, co-producer: EAVE 1992 graduate Danny Krausz
- DREAMS OF A LIFE by EAVE 2009 graduate Rachel Lysaght, premieres at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday October 16th 21:00
Page published 27 September 2011. Updated 28 September 2011.
