Nominations and Awards February 2011
Awards for EAVE graduates in Berlin, Rotterdam and Sundance!
Nominations
German Film Awards
Following EAVE producers have been nominated for the Lola German Film Award 2011:
- DAVID WANTS TO FLY, producers: EAVE 1991 graduate Joachim Ortmanns, EAVE 1990 graduate Werner Schweizer
- FORGETTING DAD by Rick Minnich and Matt Sweetwood, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs
- NEUKÖLLN UNLIMITED, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Arek Gielnik- PIANOMANIA, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ebba Sinzinger
- PINA by Wim Wenders, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Gian Piero Ringel
- THE POLL DIARIES, co-producer: EAVE 1992 graduate & group leader Danny Krausz, EAVE 2004 graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildoswww.deutscher-filmpreis.de
Romanian Film Awards
- EAVE 2007 project FIRST OF ALL, FELICIA, produced by EAVE 2007 graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, was nominated for 7 categories in the Gopo Awards including Best Director, Best Debut Feature, Best Script, Best Actress
- IF I WANT TO WHISTLE I WHISTLE, associate producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Marcian Lazar is nominated in 13 categories among which Best Film
- KAPITALISM – OUR IMPROVED FORMULA, produced also by Ada Solomon in co-production with EAVE 2003 graduate Aurélien Bodinaux and EAVE 2011 participant Cédric Bonin, is nominated in the categories Best Documentary, Best Original Score
- MEDAL OF HONOR, also produced by Ada Solomon has 7 nominations including Best Film, Best Director.
- EAVE 2008 graduate Tudor Giurgiu has also 7 nominations for EAVE 2008 project KINO CARAVAN
- THE CAGE by Adrian Sitaru, produced by Monica Gogan-Lazurean has 1 nomination for Best Short
The Gopo gala will take place on March 28.
www.procinema.ro
- INTO THE BELLY OF THE WHALE produced and directed by EAVE PCP DUBAI 2007 participant Hazim Bitar has been selected to Tampere Film Festival’s international program. The film tells the story of Younis (Jonah), a Palestinian in Gaza who decides to make his last tunnel run between Gaza and Egypt, to break the Israeli siege, but things take a turn for the worst. Members of the film of cast are largely residents of Palestinian refugee camps. The film, produced by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative, was shot on location in refugee camps in Jordan with no budget. www.tamperefilmfestival.fi
- GANZ NAH BEI DIR, produced by EAVE 2008 graduate Dirk Decker of Riva Film and DESERT FLOWER by Sherry Hormann, co-producer: EAVE 1992 graduate and group leader Danny Krausz are nominated for the German Hörfilmpreis www.deutscher-hoerfilmpreis.de
- DDR AHOI! by Lutz Pehnert, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs is nominated for the Adolf-Grimme-Preis 2011. www.grimme-institut.de
Berlinale Awards and Honourable Mentions
- Wojciech Staron won a Silver Bear for his camerawork in THE PRIZE (EL PREMIO) by Paula Markovitch, co-producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Nicole Gerhards
- Barbara Enriquez won a Silver Bear for production design in THE PRIZE (EL PREMIO) by Paula Markovitch, co-producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Nicole Gerhards
- THE GUARD by John Michael McDonagh, co-producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Edward Michael Guiney and DIE VATERLOSEN, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder both received a honourable mention by the Jury for the best Debut Film.
- SHE MONKEYS by Lisa Aschan, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Helene Lindholm, executive producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Kristina Åberg, received an Honourable Mention by the Generation 14plus jury
- MATCHMAKING MAYOR by Erika Hníková, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jirí Konecny, won the Audience Award of the Tagesspiegel newspaper
- The CICAE Award went to AMNESTY, produced by EAVE 2010 graduate Bénédicte Thomas and EAVE 2003 graduate Guillaume de Seille
- The 3.000€ VFF Talent Highlight Pitch Award of the Berlinale Co-Production Market/Talent Campus went to: EAVE 2011 participant Dimitri Klepatski (Russia)
www.berlinale.de
Rotterdam International Film Festival / CineMart Awards
The co-production market of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), CineMart, has given two awards to following CineMart projects:
- The Arte France Cinéma Award for Best CineMart Project went to the Romanian/French co-production TOUCH ME NOT by Adina Pintilie. Co-produced by EAVE 2011 participant Monica Lazurean-Gorgan of 4 Proof Film, Manekino Film and Atopic.
- The EURIMAGES Award went to KID by Fien Troch, producer: EAVE 1994 graduate Antonio Lombardo
Rotterdam Festival Awards:
- The Return of the Tiger Award is shared by OKI’S MOVIE by Hong Sang-Soo and CLUB ZEUS by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Raymond van der Kaaij Club Zeus will be released April/May 2011 in Dutch art houses by Cinema Delicatessen.
- The NETPAC Award was awarded to the best Asian feature film and went to BLACK BLOOD by van Zhang Miaoyan (China/France), producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Guillaume de Seille
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/
Sundance Film Festival Awards
- CIRCUMSTANCE directed by Maryam Keshawar , producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Antonin Dedet won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Audience Award in Sundance in the US dramatic competition.
IFTA 2011 Winners announced
The winners of the 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards were announced at a gala ceremony held at Dublin’s Convention Centre on Saturday, February 12th. Among them:
- receiving his first IFTA Awards, Martin McCann was named the winner in the Lead Actor Film category for his performance in Zanzibar Films’ ‘SWANSON – STORY OF OCCI BYRNE’, producer: EAVE 1998 graduate and Irish National Coordinator Edwina Forkin
- Cinematographer PJ Dillon and production designer Ray Ball won Awards for their work on Ian Power’s THE RUNWAY, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Macdara Kelleher, co-producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Bernard Michaux
- The George Morrison Feature Documentary Award went to THE PIPE by Risteard Ó'Domhnaill & EAVE 2009 graduate Rachel Lysaght
- Best Sports Programme: IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW by Andrew Gallimore & EAVE 2008 graduate Morgan Bushe (Fastnet Films)
CINE TIROL award for Kristina Trapp
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp was awarded the Cine Tirol Award 2010 for special contribution to the film industry in Tyrol. Cine Tirol was hosting the second EAVE European Producers Workshop 2010 in Tyrol. The workshop gathered 50 producers from 28 countries all over Europe and beyond, in Seefeld in Tirol, from June 29 - July 7. 15 scriptwriters and 20 leading experts from the European film industry for one intensive week of training, project development and networking. Thanks to the fantastic organization, outstanding hospitality and great support of Johannes Köck and his Cine Tirol team, the EAVE group was able to experience eight days of fruitful work and inspiration, as well as discovering the region of Tirol as a unique location.
http://homes.tiscover.com/prjt/cine-tirol/xxl/_lang/de/_area/475270/_aid/1458849/index.html
EAVE scholarship by FVG Audiovisual Fund
- At the second edition of WHEN EAST MEETS WEST during the Trieste Film Festival in January, the FVG Audiovisual Fund and EAVE awarded a scholarship for participation at the EAVE 2011 European Producers Workshop to the Italian producer Elena Vera Tomasin with the documentary project MARKED BODIES.
Other Awards
- The International Critics' Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (2010) in the category Best Actress was given to Anne Coessens for her role in ILLEGAL by Olivier Masset-Depasse, producer: EAVE 2000 graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. www.psfilmfest.org/
- THE ROBBER by Benjamin Heisenberg, producer: EAVE 2006 graudate Michael Kitzberger, is the big winner at the first Austrian Film Awards. The film received awards for Best Director, Best Lead Actor and Best Sound Design.Martin Gschlacht and Katharina Wöppermann were awarded for Best Cinematography and Production Design for their work on Shirin Neshat’s WOMEN WITHOUT MEN by Shirin Neshat, executive producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Olena Yershova. www.austrianfilm.com
- LE PIANO, produced by EAVE 2009 graduate Jennifer Sabbah and EAVE 2009 graduate Yannis Metzinger won the Prix France Télévision du court métrage 2011 and received a Special Mention by the Jury of the Festival International Short Film Festival in Clermont Ferrand, www.boafilms.fr
- THE TAIL OPERATION, produced and directed by EAVE 2007 graduate Ewa Pytka has won the Special Prize of the Jury in the category Best Historical Drama at History Makers 2011 in New York. www.historymakers2011.com
- LE QUATTRO VOLTE by Michelangelo Frammartino, co-producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Andres Pfaeffli was awarded at the Bari BIF&ST. Benni Atria and Maurizio Grillo received the festival’s prize for Best Editing. www.bifest.it
- BI, DON’T BE AFRAID, producer: EAVE 2000 graduate Claire Lajoumard and EAVE 2007 graduate Oliver Röpke won the French competition at the 23rd Premiers Plans Film Festival in Angers www.premiersplans.org
- BEYOND by Pernilla August, produced by EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish national coordinator Helena Danielsson, co-producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Helle Ulsteen won the Guldbagge Award for Best Director of the Swedish film institute. REGRETTERS by Marcus Lindeen, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Kristina Aberg won the Guldbagge Award for best documentary. www.atmo.se
- EAVE PUENTES 2009 project I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE by Mexican director Ernesto Contreras, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, was awarded with the Sundance/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award. www.revolver.nl
- SHE MONKEYS by Lisa Aschan, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Helene Lindholm, executive producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Kristina Åberg, won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Feature at the Gothenburg International Film Festival, and in addition, the international critics’ FIPRESCI prize.
Page published 25 February 2011. Updated 7 March 2011.
