Awards March 2011
ESSENTIAL KILLING dominates the Polish National Film Awards
- ESSENTIAL KILLING by Jerzy Skolimowski, producers: EAVE 2002 graduate Jozsef Berger, EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney, and EAVE 2009 graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun was the big winner at the Polish Film Academy Awards (The Eagles). It was awarded Best Film and Best Director as well as Best Score (Pawel Mykietyn) and Best Editing (Reka Lemhenyi and Maciej Pawlinski), the film dominated the prize list at the 13th Eagle Awards, Polish cinema’s most prestigious awards. http://essentialkilling.net
- TWO EYES STARING (Zwart Water) wins best film and best screenplay at the International Film Festival of Porto. The psychological thriller TWO EYES STARING (original title: ZWART WATER) by Dutch writer and director Elbert van Strien, producer: produced by EAVE 2007 graduate Claudia Brandt & Elbert van Strien has won the Grand Prix Best Film Award and also the Award for Best Screenplay at the Fantasy Film Fest in Portugal. www.fantasporto.com
- EAVE producers have received the main prizes by the Romanian Filmmakers Union for films that have been released in 2010. The top prize and the prize for best editing as well as best actress in a supporting role and a Special Prize for the actor George Pistereanu went to IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE by Florin Serban, associate producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Marcian Lazar. The film was also awarded with the Opera Prima Prize. THE MEDAL OF HONOR producer: EAVE 2007 graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon was awarded best director (Calin Peter Netzer), best screenplay (Tudor Voican) best art direction and costumes, best actor in leading role (Victor Rebengiuc), and best actress in leading role (Camelia Zorlescu).Ileana Cernat was awarded with EAVE 2007 project FIRST OF ALL, FELICIA, producers: EAVE 2007 graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE 2007 graduate Ankica Juric Tilic. KAPITALISM, OUR IMPROVED FORMULA, co-produced by EAVE 2007 graduate Ada Solomon and EAVE 2002 graduate Aurelien Bodinaux was awarded best long documentary. www.ucin.ro
- The Dublin Film Critics Circle awarded their Best-Of-The-Fest picks, honoring Benjamin Heisenberg’s THE ROBBER, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Michael Kitzberger with Best Film. The Michael Dwyer Discovery Award went to Still Films and their documentary BUILD SOMETHING MODERN by EAVE 2008 graduate Nicky Gogan and Paul Rowley. www.jdiff.com
- L’HEURE BLANC by Michael Bier and Alice de Vestele, producers: EAVE 1994 graduate & group leader Diana Elbaum and EAVE 2003 graduate Sebastien Delloye of Entre Chien et Loup won the Prix Sabam for Best Short Film at the Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons. www.fifa-mons.be
- LES NOMADES DU CERCLE POLAIRE by Andreas Voigt, producer: EAVE 2011 participant Cedric Bonin has won the Grand Prix du Public at the Festival International du Film Polaire from February 21 to 27 at the Institut Océanographique (Paris) www.seppia.fr
- THE PIT #8, feature documentary by Marianna Kaat , co-produced by EAVE 2009 graduate Olena Fetisova has officially been selected to following festivals:Crossing Europe Film Festival, Austria; Cape Winelands Film Festival, South Africa; One World Romanian Doc Film Festival, 2011; Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, USA; Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival www.interfilm.biz
Page published 16 March 2011. Updated 17 March 2011.
