European Film Award 2017
The 30th European Film Award ceremony took place on December 9, 2017 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele in Berlin . The prize is awarded by the European Film Academy (EFA). After last year the TV gala on the occasion of the celebrations for the European Capital of Culture in Wroclaw ( Poland had taken place), she was awarded for the 13th time in the German capital, the seat of the EFA. For the third time, Thomas Hermanns was selected as the moderator of the award ceremony .
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Ruben Östlund's satire The Square was awarded as the best film, converting all of its five regular nominations into victories. The full nominations were announced on November 4th 2017 at the Seville European Film Festival .
During the award ceremony, the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov , imprisoned in Russia, was remembered. Wim Wenders , President of the European Film Academy, criticized the increasingly anti-European mood in the EU in a speech . European film producers Helena Danielsson , Rebecca O'Brien and Ada Solomon gave their opinion on the #MeToo debate.
French actress and filmmaker Julie Delpy and Russian film director and screenwriter Alexander Sokurow had already been selected as winners in advance . Delpy received the award for the best European performance in world cinema , while Sokurov received the award for a lifetime achievement . A seven-member jury also decided in advance on the awards in the categories of Best Camera , Best Editing , Best Production Design , Best Costume Design , Best Hairstyling and Make-up, Best Film Music and Best Sound .
Award winners and nominees
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| The Square | 5 | 5 |
| body and soul | 4th | 1 |
| The Killing of a Sacred Deer | 3 | 0 |
| Loveless | 3 | 0 |
| 120 BPM | 2 | 0 |
| The other side of hope | 2 | 0 |
| Frantz | 2 | 0 |
| happy end | 2 | 0 |
Best European film
presented by Stellan Skarsgård and Johannes Bah Kuhnke , Alex Brendemühl , Anna Geislerová , Anamaria Marinca , Palina Rojinski and Ivan Shvedoff
The Square - Director: Ruben Östlund
- 120 BPM (120 battements par minute) - Director: Robin Campillo
- The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen) - Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- Body and Soul (Testről és lélekről) - Director: Ildikó Enyedi
- Loveless (Нелюбовь) - Director: Andrei Svjaginzew
Best European Comedy
The Square - Director: Ruben Östlund
- King of the Belgians - Directed by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens
- Vincent - Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey
- Welcome to the Hartmanns - Director: Simon Verhoeven
Best director
presented by Elena Anaya and Carlos Saura
- Ildikó Enyedi - body and soul (Testről és lélekről)
- Aki Kaurismäki - The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen)
- Yorgos Lanthimos - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- Andrei Svyagintsev - Loveless (Нелюбовь)
Best Actress
presented by Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek
Alexandra Borbély - Body and Soul (Testről és lélekről)
- Paula Beer - Frantz
- Juliette Binoche - My beautiful inner sun (Un beau soleil Intérieur)
- Isabelle Huppert - happy ending
- Florence Pugh - Lady Macbeth
Best Actor
presented by Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek
- Colin Farrell - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- Josef Hader - Before the Dawn
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart - 120 BPM (120 battements par minute)
- Jean-Louis Trintignant - happy ending
Best script
presented by Anna Geislerová and Anamaria Marinca
- Ildikó Enyedi - body and soul (Testről és lélekről)
- Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- François Ozon - Frantz
- Andrei Svyagintsev - Loveless (Нелюбовь)
Jury awards
On November 14, 2017, the winners of the jury awards were announced in Berlin, who were selected by a seven-member jury from the official shortlist for feature films and separately submitted films. The jury included the sound engineer Samir Fočo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the composer Raf Keunen (Belgium), the film editor Melanie Ann Oliver (United Kingdom), the costume designer Vassilia Rozana (Greece), the make-up artist Susana Sanchez (Spain), the cameraman Łukasz Żal (Poland) and the production designer Tonino Zera (Italy).
| category | Award winners |
|---|---|
| Best camera | Mikhail Kritschman - Loveless (Нелюбовь) |
| Best cut | Robin Campillo - 120 BPM (120 battements par minute) |
| Best production design | Josefin Åsberg - The Square |
| Best costume design | Katarzyna Lewińska - The Trail (Pokot) |
| Best makeup image | Leendert van Nijmegen - Brimstone |
| Best film score | Yevgeny and Sacha Galperine - Loveless (Нелюбовь) |
| Best tone | Oriol Tarragó - Seven Minutes After Midnight (A Monster Calls) |
Official shortlist - feature films
The shortlist for the European Film Awards 2017 included 51 films, including the main winners of the Locarno Film Festival 2016 (Godless) , the Berlin Film Festival 2017 ( Body and Soul ) and the Cannes Film Festival 2017 ( The Square ) . Body and Soul and The Square were also selected by Hungary and Sweden as official candidates for an Oscar nomination in 2018 in the category of best foreign language film . Also on the shortlist for the European Film Awards are the official Oscar entries 2018 from Denmark (Du forsvinder) , Finland ( Tom of Finland ) , France ( 120 BPM ) , Italy (A Ciambra) , Lithuania (Frost) , the Netherlands ( Layla M. ) , Austria ( Happy End ) , Poland ( Die Spur ) , Russia ( Loveless ) , Serbia (Rekvijem za Gospođu J.) , Spain ( Fridas Sommer ) and the Czech Republic (Ice Mother) .
The films nominated for the regular categories are highlighted in light blue.
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This year's honorary awardees: Julie Delpy and Alexander Sokurow
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Best European performance in world cinema
presented by Volker Schlöndorff and Ethan Hawke (the latter via video message)
Julie Delpy , French actress, director and film producer
Delpy was nominated twice in the past for a regular European film award: 1991 for Homo Faber ( Best Actress ) and 2007 for 2 Days Paris ( Audience Award - Best Film ). During her acceptance speech, Delpy pointed out that three weeks before the preparations for her new film with Daniel Brühl in Germany, funding of 600,000 euros had been lost. She offered to raffle a joint breakfast and to award a part in the film so that the project could continue to be realized.
Lifetime achievement award
presented by Agnieszka Holland
Alexander Sokurov , Russian director and screenwriter
Sokurow has been unsuccessfully nominated for a regular European film award four times in the past: 1988 for Days of Darkness (Best Youth Film), 1999 for Moloch ( Best Film ), 2001 for Elegia Dorogi ( Best Documentary ) and 2002 for Russian Ark ( Best Director ).
European co-producer award - "Prix EURIMAGES"
presented by Danis Tanović
Cedomir Kolar (Noe Productions / ASAP Films)
Best short film
15 films qualified for the award in the Best European Short Film category . These were selected by independent juries at 15 film festivals. The winner was chosen by the more than 3000 members of the EFA, who was announced at the award ceremony.
presented by Jack Reynor
| Movie | Director | country | Length (in min.) |
Nomination (Festival) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa loca | Christos Massalas | Greece | 14 ' | Sarajevo |
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Los Desheredados (The Disinherited) |
Laura Ferrés | Spain | 18 ' | Vila do Conde |
| En la Boca | Matteo Gariglio | Switzerland, Argentina | 25 ' | Krakow |
| Fight on a Swedish Beach !! | Simon Vahlne | Sweden | 15 ' | Valladolid |
| Gros shagrin (You Will Be Fine) |
Celine Devaux | France | 15 ' | Venice |
| Havêrk (The Circle) |
Rûken Tekeş | Turkey | 14 ' | drama |
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Os Humores Artificiais (The Artificial Humors / The artificial hormones) |
Gabriel Abrantes | Portugal | 30 ' | Berlin |
| Information skies | Metahaven | Netherlands, South Korea | 24 ' | Rotterdam |
| Jeunes Hommes à la fenêtre (Young Men at their Window) |
Loukianos Moshonas | France | 18 ' | Locarno |
| Love | Réka Bucsi | Hungary, France | 16 ' | Uppsala |
| The party | Andrea Harkin | Ireland | 14 ' | Cork |
| Scris / Nescris (Written / Unwritten) |
Adrian Silişteanu | Romania | 20 ' | Tampere |
| Timecode | Juanjo Giménez | Spain | 15 ' | Ghent |
| Ugly |
Redbear Easterman Nikita Diakur |
Germany | 12 ' | Bristol |
| Wannabe | Jannis Lenz | Austria Germany | 29 ' | Clermont-Ferrand |
Best documentary
Since 2015, before the five nominations were announced, a shortlist of 15 documentaries has been presented, which is compiled by a selection committee consisting of members of the EFA and the European Documentary Network (EDN). Proposals from documentary film festivals as well as individual submissions will be considered. From the 15 pre-selected films, the more than 3000 members of the European Film Academy selected the nominees and the eventual winner.
presented by Anamaria Marinca
Communion (Komunia) - Director: Anna Zamecka (Poland)
- Austerlitz - Director: Sergei Loznitsa (Germany)
- The Good Postman - Director: Tonislav Hristov (Finland, Bulgaria)
- My Life - A Dance (La Chana) - Director: Lucija Stojevic (Spain, Iceland, USA)
- Stranger in Paradise - Director: Guido Hendrikx (Netherlands)
The following film productions made it onto the shortlist, but not among the nominees:
- The Green Gold (Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas) - Director: Joakim Demmer (Sweden, Germany, Finland)
- How to Meet a Mermaid - Director: Coco Schrijber (Netherlands, Denmark)
- In Loco Parentis - Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin , David Rane (Ireland, Spain)
- Liberami - Director: Federica Di Giacomo (Italy, France)
- Master of Dreams (Nothingwood) - Director: Sonia Kronlund (France, Germany)
- A l'ouest du Jourdain - Director: Amos Gitai (France)
- Taste of Cement - Director: Ziad Kalthoum (Germany, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Qatar)
- Ultra - Director: Balázs Simonyi (Hungary)
- The Venerable W. - Director: Barbet Schroeder (France, Switzerland)
- The War Show - Director: Andreas Dalsgaard , Obaidah Zytoon (Denmark, Syria, Finland)
Best animated film
The four nominations for the best European animated film came from a selection committee consisting of three EFA members and three representatives of the European Association for Animated Films CARTOON . The winner was chosen by the more than 3000 members of the European Film Academy, which was announced at the award ceremony.
presented by Palina Rojinski and Alex Brendemühl
Loving Vincent - Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman (Poland, United Kingdom)
- Ethel & Ernest - Director: Roger Mainwood (UK, Luxembourg)
- Louise en hiver - Director: Jean-François Laguionie (France, Canada)
- Zombillénium - Directed by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord (France, Belgium)
Best First Feature ("European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI")
The five nominations for the best European feature film debut came from a selection committee consisting of two EFA members and three members of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI). The winner was chosen by the more than 3000 members of the European Film Academy, which was announced at the award ceremony.
presented by Stephen Frears
Lady Macbeth - Director: William Oldroyd (United Kingdom)
- Petit Paysan (Bloody Milk) - Director: Hubert Charuel (France)
- Godless (Bezbog) - Director: Ralitza Petrova (Bulgaria, Denmark, France)
- Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) - Director: Carla Simón (Spain)
- Die Einsiedler (The Eremites) - Director: Ronny Trocker (Germany, Austria, Italy)
European University Film Award (EUFA)
Based on the list of 51 feature films and 15 documentaries, the following five films were selected for the European University Film Award (EUFA) , which was newly created in 2016 . The nominated films were discussed at 21 universities in 21 countries.
Herzstein (Hjartasteinn) - Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
- The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen) - Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- Home - Director: Fien Troch
- Loveless (Нелюбовь) - Director: Andrei Svjaginzew
- The War Show - Directed by Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon
Audience award
With the People's Choice Award, cinema viewers had the opportunity to choose their favorites from a selection list from September 1 to October 31, 2017:
presented by Pierfrancesco Favino
Before Dawn - Director: Maria Schrader
- The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen) - Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- Bacalaureate - Director: Cristian Mungiu
- Bridget Jones' Baby (Bridget Jones's Baby) - Director: Sharon Maguire
- Frantz - Director: François Ozon
- Die Kommune (Kollektivet) - Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them - Directed by David Yates
- Seven Minutes After Midnight (A Monster Calls) - Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
- The Overjoyed (La pazza gioia) - Director: Paolo Virzì
Web links
- Official website of the European Film Awards (English)
- Official website of the European Film Academy (EFA) (English, German, French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2017: Berlin at europeanfilmacademy.org (accessed on October 25, 2017).
- ↑ a b c Livestream via europeanfilmawards.eu (accessed December 9, 2017).
- ↑ Nominations for the European Film Awards 2017 at europeanfilmacademy.org, November 4, 2017 (accessed November 4, 2017).
- ↑ EFA Honors Julie Delpy at europeanfilmawards.eu, September 15, 2017 (accessed on September 19, 2017).
- ↑ EFA Honors Aleksandr Sokurov at europeanfilmawards.eu (accessed on September 12, 2017).
- ↑ 51 Feature Films Selected for European Film Awards at europeanfilmawards.eu, August 22, 2017 (accessed September 12, 2017).
- ^ Jury Unveils First Seven EFA Winners at europeanfilmawards.eu, November 14, 2017 (accessed November 30, 2017); for the jury members s. https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/News-detail.155.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=577&cHash=505fe496610f09c4095e963ee2be61c6 (accessed November 30, 2017).
- ↑ 92 Countries in competition for 2017 Foreign Language Film Oscar at oscars.org, October 5, 2017 (accessed October 29, 2017).
- ↑ Julie Delpy - Awards in the Internet Movie Database (accessed September 19, 2017).
- ↑ Aleksandr Sokurov - Awards in the Internet Movie Database (accessed on September 14, 2017).
- ↑ 15 Shorts Nominated for the European Film Awards 2017 at europeanfilmawards.eu, September 25, 2017 (accessed on October 2, 2017).
- ↑ EFA Documentary Selection at europeanfilmawards.eu (accessed on November 4, 2016).
- ↑ 15 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards at europeanfilmawards.eu, August 15, 2017 (accessed on September 12, 2017).
- ↑ Four Animation Films and Four Comedies Nominated for the European Film Awards 2017 at europeanfilmawards.eu, October 24, 2017 (accessed October 25, 2017).
- ↑ Five Debut Films Nominated at europeanfilmawards.eu (accessed November 4, 2016).
- ↑ People's Choice Award 2017 at europeanfilmawards.eu (accessed on September 12, 2017).