Nominations and Awards August 2012
Four awards for EAVE producers in Locarno
Nominations
- TEA OR ELECTRICITY by Jérôme Le Maire, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Isabelle Truc is nominated for the Africa section of Les États généraux du film documentaire.
Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival are:
- EAVE PUENTES 2010 project POLVO (DUST) by Julio Hernández Cordón, producer: EAVE graduate Fernanda del Nido
- CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO by Aida Begic, producer: PUENTES 2011 expert Benny Drechsel
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert
- JUMP by Kieron J Walsh, executive producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly
- MUSEUM HOURS by Jem Cohen, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder won the Art Cinema Award (CICAE)
- KINSHASA KIDS by Marc-Henri Wajnberg, producer: EAVE 2007 Serge Guez
- BIG IN VIETNAM by Mati Diop, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Antonin Dedet
- EAVE 2006 project LORE by Cate Shortland, producers: EAVE 2006 graduate Karsten Stöter, PUENTES 2011 expert Benny Drechsel, EAVE 2006 graduate Paul Welsh
- TABU by Miguel Gomes, co-producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach
- - THE FIFTH SEASON by EAVE 1995 graduate Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, co-producers: EAVE 1994 graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum and EAVE 1992 graduate Philippe Avril
Six EAVE producers have been selected for the Producers Lab Toronto:
- Nicole Gerhards, NiKo Film (Germany)
- Macdara Kelleher, Fastnet Films (Ireland)
- Donato Rotunno, Tarantula Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- Ada Solomon, HiFilm Productions (Romania)
- Peter Hiltunen, Illusion Film & Television (Sweden)
- Dan Wechsler, Bord Cadre films (Switzerland)
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Following films are selected for the San Sebastián International Film Festival:
- LA SIRGA by Andrés Vega, producer: PUENTES-AUSTRALAB 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante
- LA PLAYA by Juan Andrés Arango, PUENTES 2010 graduate Diana Bustamante
- THE HYPNOTIST by Lasse Hallström, producers: EAVE 1997 graduate Börje Hansson and EAVE 1995 graduate Peter Possne
- DIE LEBENDEN (THE DEAD AND THE LIVING) by Barbara Albert, co-producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach
- SILENT CITY by Threes Anna, co-producer: EAVE 1992 graduate and group leader Jani Thiltges
The Danish Oscar Committee will on September 18 announce the Danish candidate for the 2013 Oscar as Best Foreign-Language Feature from a shortlist of three titles, including MARIE KROYER by Bille August, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Signe Leick Jensen
- TABU by Miguel Gomes, co-producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach has been selected as one of the three European feature films that will compete in this year`s edition of the Lux Prize of the European Parliament.
Awards
- EAVE 2006 project LORE by Cate Shortland, producers: EAVE 2006 graduate Karsten Stöter, PUENTES 2011 expert Benny Drechsel, EAVE 2006 graduate Paul Welsh won the Prix du Public UBS at the Locarno Film Festival.
- FORGET ME NOT by David Sieveking, producer: EAVE 2012 participant Martin Heisler was awarded the prize of the Semaine de la Critique
- MUSEUM HOURS by Jem Cohen, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder won the Art Cinema Award (CICAE)
- EAVE 2004 project UNE ESTONIENNE A PARIS by Ilmar Raag, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate and EAVE Board Member Riina Sildos received the Ecumenical Prize
- CITADEL by Ciarán Foy, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly was awarded Best First Irish Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh.- LEARNING TO FISH by Teemu Auersalo, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Nicky Gogan received a Special Mention.
- TURN ME ON, GODDAMMIT by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Sigve Endresen won the Amanda for Best Feature and Best Cinematography at the Haugesund International Film Festival.
- OSLO, AUGUST 31 by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Sigve Endresen was awarded the Amanda for Best Director
- PUSHWAGNER by Even Benestad, produced by EAVE 2006 graduate Carsten Aanonsen, co-producer: EAVE group leader Lise Lense-Møller and EAVE 2006 graduate Klara Björk won the prize for Best Visual Effects
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- THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY by Dominga Sotomayor, producer: PUENTES 2011 graduate Benjamin Domenech won the Grand Prix of the New Horizons Festival Wroclaw.
- EL MEDICO: THE CUBATON STORY by Daniel Fridell, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Margus Õunapuu won the Best Documentary Award at the New York International Latino Film Festival
- BEYOND THE HILL by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Enis Köstepen won the Golden Tower for the Best Film at the European Film Festival Palic
- A Special Mention went to VANISHING WAVES by Kristina Buozyte, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ieva Norviliene
- THE IDIOT by Rainer Sarnet, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Katrin Kissa was awarded Best Film of the Parallels and Encounters programme
Page published 27 August 2012. Updated 28 August 2012.
