SCHOOLGIRLS triumphs at the GOYAs
Awards March 2021
Berlinale Awards
Golden Bear for Best Film
- BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN by Radu Jude, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Jiri Konecny, associate producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
Silver Bear for Best Director
- NATURAL LIGHT by Dénes Nagy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Viktoria Petranyi, EAVE participant and EAVE+ graduate Gints Grube
Special Jury Award in the Encounters Competition:
- TASTE by Le Bao, co-producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES group leader Jean des Forêts
Grand Prix for Best Film Generation Kplus
- SUMMER BLUR by Han Shuai, producer: TTB graduate Ying Liang
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
- THE OBLIVION THEORY, Annemarie Jacir, produced by: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle at the Berlinale Co-production Market
ArteKino International Award
- PUENTES project WHO KILLED NARCISO by Marcelo Martinessi, producer: PUENTES graduate Sebastian Peña Escobar
Goya Awards
11 awards for EAVE graduates at the Premios Goya, the Spanish National film awards:
- SCHOOLGIRLS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre scooped Best Film, Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography
- ROSA’S WEDDING by Iciar Bollain, producer: EAVE graduate, National Coordinator Latin America and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido was awarded Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song
- AKELARRE by Pablo Agüero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Iker Ganuza won Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairdressing, Best Special Effects, Best Original Music
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César Awards
- A SON by Sami Bouajila, producer: EAVE graduate Habib Attia wins Best Actor
- TWO OF US by Filippo Meneghetti, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno wins Best First Film
- THE GIRL WITH A BRACELET by Stéphane Demoustier, producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES group leader Jean des Forets wins Best Adaptation
- DRUK (ANOTHER ROUND) by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lizette Jonjic, Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings & Frans van Geste wins Best Foreign Film
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Feroz Awards
- SCHOOLGIRLS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre has scooped the three most important trophies at the Feroz Awards handed out by the Association of Spanish Film Journalists. The film won Best Drama Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay
- ROSA’S WEDDING by Iciar Bollain, producer: EAVE graduate, National Coordinator Latin America and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido was awarded Best Comedy
Luxembourg City Film Festival
- QUO VADIS‚ AIDA? by Jasmila Zbanic, producer: EAVE graduate Cristian Nicolescu triumphs at the Luxembourg City Film Festival. The film won the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Award.
Sofia International Film Festival
Awards and Special Mentions for EAVE graduates at the Sofia International Film Festival:
- QUO VADIS‚ AIDA? by Jasmila Zbanic, producer: EAVE graduate Cristian Nicolescu won Best Balkan Film
- UPPERCASE PRINT by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon won the Award of the Bulgarian Film Critics' Guild
- ACASA, MY HOME by Radu Ciorniciuc, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won Best Documentary
- SPAGAT by Christian Johannes Koch, producer: EAVE graduate Dario Schoch received a Special Mention
- OASIS by Ivan Ikic, producers: EAVE graduates Milan & Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Derk-Jan Warrink, Adis Djapo, EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic-Camo received a Special Mention
Sofia Meetings
Three awards for EAVE graduates at the co-production forum of Sofia International Film Festival:
- EAVE project GREGORIUS THE CHOSEN ONE by Tomasz Mielnik, producer: EAVE graduate Mikulas Novotny has won the Cinelab Romania Award.
- MAYA by Tonia Mishiali, producer: EAVE graduate Stelana Kliris won the Focusfox Award.
- THE BLOC by Viktor Chouchkov, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova won the Villa Kult Berlinale Residency Award
FIFDH
- LITTLE GIRL by Sébastien Lifshitz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellström won the Prix du Jury des HUG – Artopie at the International Film Festival and Forum for Human Rights (FIFDH), Geneva.
- ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA by Anabel Rodriguez Rios, producer: EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi received a Special Mention in the Creative Documentary section.
- SI LE VENT TOMBE by Nora Matryosian, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri received a Special Mention
Dublin International Film Festival
- APPLES by Christos Nikou, producer: B’EST graduate Ales Pavlis, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski, associate producer: EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine was awarded Best Film at the Dublin International Film Festival
- FATHER by Srdan Golubovic, producers: EAVE group leader Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia-Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo won Best Actor (Goran Bogdan)
- ACASA, MY HOME by Radu Ciorniciuc, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan was awarded Best Documentary
- I NEVER CRY by Piotr Domalewski, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Kwiecinski received the Michael Dwyer Discovery Award
- JUMBO by Zoé Wittock, producers: EAVE graduates Anaïs Bertrand, Pascaline Saillant, Annabella Nezri, Gilles Chanial won the Jury Prize
Association of French Film Critics
The Association of French Film Critics has announced its champions for 2020.
- DRUK (ANOTHER ROUND) by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lizette Jonjic, Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings & Frans van Gestel won Best Foreign Film
- LITTLE GIRL by Sébastien Lifshitz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellström was awarded Best French Documentary
M:brane
- EAVE project SERAPHINE by Sarah Van Den Boom, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin wins best pitch at the M:brane financing forum for youth media in Malmö, Sweden.
Page published 29 March 2021. Updated 26 April 2021.
