Welcome to a platform where professionals can meet and exchange information and ideas. Nominations are in for the 28th european film awards, with 88th academy awards rivals rams iceland and a pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on existence sweden competing for best film. Feuding brothers, chilly vistas and sickly sheep provide the perfect. Discover the worlds greatest film festivals and awards on mubi. Dec 12, 2015 paolo sorrentinos youth was named the best european film of 2015 at the european film awards on saturday evening in berlin. The list includes some of europes biggest stars as well as a smattering of newcomers. The 2019 lux film prize award ceremony will take place this wednesday, 27 november, during the plenary session of the european parliament in strasbourg. In a remote icelandic farming valley, two brothers who havent spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save whats dearest to them their sheep. More than 3,000 efa members will vote for the winner. Although they share the land and a way of life, gummi and kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. With daily news, interviews, data bases, indepth investigations into the audiovisual industry, cineuropa aims at promoting the european film industry throughout the world. Youth lead the nominations for the european film awards. European film awards 2015 nominee european film award. Of course the rams are featured properly since iceland has a lot.
Winner bona dea award in new european cinema program, best film grimur hakonarson. Efaapimichael tinnefeld roy andersson with presenters javier camara and carlos areces european comedy 2015 for a pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on existence. Leading field is youth, paolo sorrentinos bittersweet reflection on life, with five nominations. The production design of andrey ponkratov makes us really believe and feel like we are in the middle of an early 80s leningrad summer at the very beginning of major political changes. Most farmers i know have a stronger connection to sheep than to other domestic animals. The european film awards returned home to berlin tonight and celebrated their 30th birthday with the usual glittering and fun ceremony, and raucous after party in a secret location after a very early flight to berlin, and a day wandering through the famous christmas markets of the german capital, where we bought plenty of silly souvenirs and stocking fillers.
Efas mission is to celebrate european cinema at its very best and to bring it to professional and public attention, as. Christoph waltz european achievement in world cinema 2015. The name of this film by icelandic director grimur hakornarson probably has a double meaning. Icelandic director grimur hakonarsons film rams hrutar has been nominated as best european film at the european film awards presented in berlin saturday.
Rams wins best film at the european film festival cinema. For its evocative filming of landscapes, for placing us in the midst of a way of life coming to a devastating end, and for making a film that moves us from pure hate to pure love, we award the 2015 kieslowski award to rams. Their ancestral sheepstock is considered one of the countrys best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient. Film berlin rolls out the red carpet for the european film awards. This year 72 foreign language films were submitted for golden globes consideration. Who would have thought that a tale about sheep in rural iceland could bring tears to your eyes. Founded in 1988, the european film academy efa unites 3,800 european film professionals with the common aim of promoting europes film culture.
Even though the ceremony organized by european film academy held in berlin on december 12 does not create as much buzz as the. European film award nominees announced hollywood reporter. When you describe rams to someone who hasnt seen it, it sounds like youre making it up as a means of kidding arthouse movies and film festival fare. In a secluded valley in iceland, gummi and kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. More than 3,000 efa members will now vote for the winner who will be announced on 12th december in berlin.
The film sets include large open nature locations like a beach, closed flats stuffed with people and things and an almost claustrophobic concert hall. His next short film, wrestling, premiered at locarno film festival 2007 and won 25 festival prizes around the world. Winner 2015 european film awards best film nominee 2016 academy awards official selection iceland best foreign language film. Icelands entry for the 88th academy awards, rams hrutar, has won the hiff award for best narrative feature at the hamptons international film festival.
Paolo sorrentinos youth was named the best european film of 2015 at the european film awards on saturday evening in berlin. The title of the film, rams, is a metaphor for the two warring brothers. For its evocative filming of landscapes, for placing us in the midst of a way of. As rams heats up on the festival and awards circuit. Brothers manaki international film festival bona dea award in new european cinema program best film golden trailer awards best foreign comedy. The more than 3,000 efa members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 12 december in berlin. Rams is one of six nominees for the top prize of best european film at the efas. Icelandic film rams submitted for foreign language oscar. Their ancestral sheepstock is considered one of the countrys best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage.
It was screened in the contemporary world cinema section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. The 28th european film awards were presented on 12 december 2015 in berlin, germany. Even though the ceremony organized by european film academy held in berlin on. Sep 08, 2015 28th european film awards long list it is with great pleasure that the european film academy and efa productions announce the titles of the 52 films on this years selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the european film awards 2015. Rams and a pigeon nominated for european film of the year. The lobster a darkly comic fantasy also landed five. The film is based on the short story in another country by david constantine. Rams, a documentary about german industrial designer dieter rams. Nov 07, 2015 the european film academy has announced the nominees for this years european film award. Dec 12, 2015 it was sorrentinos second major win at the european film awards. European film promotion efp has selected 20 emerging european producers for the 17th edition of its producers on the move networking initiative, which will. The list includes some of europes biggest stars as. Founded in 1988, the european film academy efa unites 3,800 european film professionals with the common aim of promoting europe s film culture.
The sorrentino film has five nominations best european film, director, screenwriter, best actor michael caine and actress rachel weisz. The winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the european film academy. Rams card game, a european plain tricking card game related to nap and loo. Mar 01, 2016 winner 2015 european film awards best film nominee 2016 academy awards best foreign language film official selection iceland official selection cannes, toronto, sundance film. Berlin rolls out the red carpet for the european film awards. American honey, rams execs among efp producers on the. European film academy founded in 1988, the european film academy currently unites more than 2500 european film professionals with the common aim of promoting europes film culture. Of the 8 films directed by women shortlisted weeks ago, only mustang directed by deniz gamze erguven made it to the final of 6 best films.
Efaapimichael tinnefeld paolo sorrentino with sir michael caine european film for youth. The festival, which takes place in the north of serbia, ran between the 18th and the 24th of july. A top prize at the san sebastian film festival in spain, the golden shell is one of the most coveted awards in the film industry today. The lobster a darkly comic fantasy also landed five nominations. Cineuropa is the first european portal dedicated to cinema and audiovisual in 4 languages. His drama the great beauty swept the awards in 20, winning five awards, including picture, director and actor. The award, given to an emerging director, marks another win in a strong festival run that began with the.
This list represents winners and nominees for each year until 2018. Verleihung des europaischen filmpreises wurde am 12. Sparrows is set in scenic iceland, a beautiful backdrop that is another contributor to the countrys growing cinematic fame. The european film academy has announced the nominees for this years european film award. Their main goal in life is to cultivate good stock, win ram competitions, head to mountains to round up sheep and return astoundingly heavy lambs. Rams grimur hakonarson, iceland 85100 a sincere evocation of love, between estranged brothers and between man and beloved animal, rams tells a sullen story of loss and desperation. Nov 07, 2015 the fox searchlight awards hopeful scored bids in all five top categories best european film, director, screenwriter, actor michael caine and actress rachel weisz. European film awards 2018 best production designer andrey ponkratov academy comments. The fox searchlightdistributed englishlanguage film starring. European film promotion efp has selected 20 emerging european producers for the 17th edition of its producers on the move networking initiative, which will be held.
The official facebook page of the european film awards. Their ancestral sheepstock is considered one of the countrys best and the two brothers are. European film awards 2017 all the winners movie news. The film has received more than 30 international awards and won 11 icelandic academy awards. When the film reaches its climax and the main characters are threatened, its otherwise awkward denouement is instead accepted as meaningful. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 65th berlin international film festival. Part of the hollywood foreign press associations mission is to foster greater understanding through world cinema. The european film academy is in search of a new director as of january 2021. European film award for best film has been awarded annually since 1988 by the european film academy. At the 2015 transilvania international film festival, rams won the special jury award i. The film agency has followed several stages of the promotion of the film rams. The european film academy and efa productions announce the first winners who will be honoured at this years european film awards. The winners of the 22nd european film festival palic were announced over the weekend, and rams won the best film award. European film awards boost oscar contenders indiewire.
Toni erdmann sweeps the board at european film awards 2016. Dec 16, 2015 just recently, icelandic director runar runarsson won the prestigious golden shell award for his film sparrows, a coming of age tale about a 16yearold boy sent to live with his estranged father. In a ceremony marked by calls for freedom of speech, democracy and a united europe, prizes were spread out amongst various countries at tonights european film awards in. Winner 2015 european film awards best film nominee. The fox searchlight awards hopeful scored bids in all five top categories best european film, director, screenwriter, actor michael caine and actress rachel weisz. Toni erdmann, an uproarious german comedy about a tricky fatherdaughter relationship, has swept the board at the european film awards, becoming the first movie made by a woman to win the top. At the seville european film festival the european film academy and efa productions proudly announced the nominations for the 28th european film awards.