(Picture: Andreas Böhmig/EFA)

EUROPEAN FILM 2011:
MELANCHOLIA, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier
PRODUCED BY: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011:
Susanne Bier for HÆVNEN (In a Better World)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011:
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011:
Colin Firth in THE KING’S SPEECH

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011:
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011:
Manuel Alberto Claro for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011:
Tariq Anwar for THE KING’S SPEECH

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2011:
Jette Lehmann for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2011:
Ludovic Bource for THE ARTIST

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2011 - Prix FIPRESCI:
ADEM (Oxygen) by Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium/theNetherlands

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2011 - Prix ARTE:
PINA by Wim Wenders, Germany

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011:
CHICO & RITA by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2011:
THE WHOLLY FAMILYby Terry Gilliam, Italy

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2011 - Prix EURIMAGES:
Mariela Besuievsky, Spain

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011:
Mads Mikkelsen, Denmark

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Stephen Frears, UK

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SPECIAL HONORARY AWARD:
Michel Piccoli, France

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2011:
THE KING’S SPEECH by Tom Hooper, UK

Berlin, 3 December 2011

Inside the big arena, under a gigantic chandelier, Shantel, one of Europe’s most spectacular live performers, will accompany the ceremony musically. Following a script by Maria von Heland (with additional input from Karsten Dusse and Markus Zimmer), an impressive line-up of European stars will announce a total of the 17 award recipients. On a set designed by Jürgen Schmidt-André, German star comedienne Anke Engelke will once again host this year’s European Film Awards which were again produced by EFA Director Marion Döring and Jürgen Biesinger (executive producer). More than 150 accredited journalists follow the ceremony from the press centre in the small arena, filing their reports and sending off their pictures. The ceremony will be streamed live on the internet at www.europeanfilmawards.eu and broadcast in over 100 territories world-wide.

At the end of the ceremony, after all winners and presenters have gathered on stage for a final picture, the guests will file to be shuttled to the five-star superior Hôtel Concorde, „official hotel of the 24th European Film Awards”, where the after-show party takes place. On two floors, the hotel will become an exclusive party location with different buffets and live cooking stations. One of the first attractions will be EFA partner TNT’s display where winners can leave their statuettes well-presented and security-guarded. After some meet and greet DJs Fatih Akin and Adam Bousdoukos will get the dance-floor moving and special musical guests from Georgia, Asea Sool, the combination of Atina Kornelius’ profound, velvety voice and Bek Bekson’s masterly guitar, will perform in the lobby.

Berlin, 24 November 2011

The winner of the fifth edition of the EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - Prix EURIMAGES, an award acknowledging the decisive role of co-productions in the European film industry, was announced this weekend in the framework of the Seville European Film Festival in Spain.
This year’s prize will go to an outstanding and dedicated producer who has always joined forces with colleagues in Europe and beyond to develop, produce and promote European cinema: Mariela Besuievsky, partner of Tornasol Films, and the producer and executive producer of more than 40 movies.
Her filmography includes films such as the Oscar-winning THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES by Juan José Campanella, THE LAST CIRCUS and THE OXFORD MURDERS by Alex de la Iglesia, and Ana Piterbarg’s TODOS TENEMOS UN PLAN (We all Make Plans) starring Viggo Mortensen - currently in post-production. Her international co-productions include TETRO by Francis Ford Coppola, TRIAGE by Oscar-winner Danis Tanovic and Ken Loach’s THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, winner of the Palme d’Or in Cannes.
The EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - Prix EURIMAGES will be presented during the European Film Awards Ceremony in Berlin on Saturday, 3 December 2011.

Eurimages is a support fund for the co-production, distribution and exhibition of European cinematographic works, established by the Council of Europe in 1988.
Further information is available at www.coe.int/Eurimages

Seville, Berlin & Strasbourg, 7 November 2011

THE 24th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Berlin, 3 Dec 2011
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The European Film Awards 2011 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and EFA Productions gGmbH with the support of the Capital Cultural Fund, FFA German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, CinePostproduction, Hôtel Concorde Berlin, PanAm Lounge, Pinewood Studios, ŠKODA, Tempodrom and TNT Express.

Nominated are:

EUROPEAN FILM 2011
THE ARTIST, France
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Michel Hazanavicius
PRODUCED BY: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat

LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
PRODUCED BY: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd & Andrea Occhipinti

HÆVNEN (In a Better World), Denmark
DIRECTED BY: Susanne Bier
WRITTEN BY: Anders Thomas Jensen
PRODUCED BY: Sisse Graum Jørgensen

THE KING’S SPEECH, UK
DIRECTED BY: Tom Hooper
WRITTEN BY: David Seidler
PRODUCED BY: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

LE HAVRE, Finland/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki
PRODUCED BY: Aki Kaurismäki, Fabienne Vonier & Reinhard Brundig

MELANCHOLIA, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier
PRODUCED BY: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011
Susanne Bier for HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
Aki Kaurismäki for LE HAVRE
Béla Tarr for A TORINOI LO (The Turin Horse)
Lars von Trier for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011:
Kirsten Dunst in MELANCHOLIA
Cécile de France in LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
Charlotte Gainsbourg in MELANCHOLIA
Nadezhda Markina in ELENA
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011:
Jean Dujardin in THE ARTIST
Colin Firth in THE KING’S SPEECH
Mikael Persbrandt in HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
Michel Piccoli in HABEMUS PAPAM
André Wilms in LE HAVRE

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011:
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
Anders Thomas Jensen for HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
Aki Kaurismäki for LE HAVRE
Lars von Trier for MELANCHOLIA

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011:
Manuel Alberto Claro for MELANCHOLIA
Fred Kelemen for A TORINOI LO (The Turin Horse)
Guillaume Schiffman for THE ARTIST
Adam Sikora for ESSENTIAL KILLING

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011:
Tariq Anwar for THE KING’S SPEECH
Mathilde Bonnefoy for DREI (Three)
Molly Malene Stensgaard for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2011:
Paola Bizzarri for HABEMUS PAPAM
Antxón Gómez for LA PIEL QUE HABITO (The Skin I Live in)
Jette Lehmann for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2011:
Ludovic Bource for THE ARTIST
Alexandre Desplat for THE KING’S SPEECH
Alberto Iglesias for LA PIEL QUE HABITO (The Skin I Live in)
Mihály Vig for A TORINOI LO (The Turin Horse)

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THE 24th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Berlin, 3 Dec 2011
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The European Film Awards 2011 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and EFA Productions gGmbH with the support of the Capital Cultural Fund, FFA German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, CinePostproduction, Hôtel Concorde Berlin, PanAm Lounge, Pinewood Studio Berlin, ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH, Tempodrom and TNT Express.

Seville and Berlin, 5 November 2011

The 1,000 guests – winners, nominees and EFA Members – will gather at the Tempodrom, a spectacular venue near Potsdamer Platz, its big arena under a 30m high dome. They will once again be welcomed by German comedy star Anke Engelke who will lead through the evening as the show’s host.

Among the guests this year will also be the German State Minister for Culture and the Media Bernd Neumann and the Austrian Minister for Education, Arts and Culture Claudia Schmied, EFA President Wim Wenders and the recipients of the honorary awards Stephen Frears and Mads Mikkelsen.

THE 24th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Berlin, 3 Dec 2011
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The European Film Awards 2011 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and EFA Productions gGmbH with the support of the Capital Cultural Fund, FFA German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, CinePostproduction, Hôtel Concorde Berlin, PanAm Lounge, Pinewood Studios, ŠKODA, Tempodrom and TNT Express.

Berlin, 3 November 2011

In recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Mads Mikkelsen with the honorary award EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011.

Picture: Kenneth Willardt

Ever since his debut in Nicolas Winding Refn’s crime films PUSHER (1996) and PUSHER II – for which he received the Danish critics’ award Bodil – Mads Mikkelsen has played characters we fear and find attractive, often at the same time: As a butcher in THE GREEN BUTCHERS (2003) and as the priest in ADAM’S APPLES (2005) – both by Anders Thomas Jensen. He played the doctor in OPEN HEARTS (2002) and the manager of an Indian orphanage in AFTER THE WEDDING (2006) – both by Susanne Bier. For the latter he was nominated for the European Film Awards and for the Danish Robert.
He shot to international fame as the villain “Le Chiffre” in JAMES BOND 007 – CASINO ROYALE (2006). In 2008 he received another nomination for the European Film Awards, for FLAME & CITRON by Ole Christian Madsen. He’s starred in COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY (2009) by Dutch-born Jan Kounen, in the Spanish-Danish co-production TORREMOLINOS 73 (2003) and in the German production THE DOOR (2009) by Anno Saul.

From the set of the Franco-German co-production MICHAEL KOHLHAAS Mikkelsen sent the following statement: “There is very little to say when you are honoured with an award of this calibre other than that I am deeply grateful. Seeing the list of former recipients, all giants, and realising that people outside my family keep an eye on my work, makes me accept this award with great humbleness and a big smile.”

Mads Mikkelsen will be an honorary guest at the 24th European Film Awards Ceremony on 3 December 2011 in Berlin.

THE 24th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Berlin, 3 Dec 2011
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The European Film Awards 2011 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and EFA Productions gGmbH with the support of the Capital Cultural Fund, FFA German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hôtel Concorde Berlin, PanAm Lounge, Pinewood Studios, ŠKODA and TNT Express.

Berlin, 25 October 2011

PINA, Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Wim Wenders
PRODUCED BY: Gian-Piero Ringel & Wim Wenders

STAND VAN DE STERREN (Position Among the Stars), the Netherlands
DIRECTED BY: Leonard Retel Helmrich
WRITTEN BY: Leonard Retel Helmrich & Hetty Naaijkens
PRODUCED BY: Hetty Naaijkens

¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!, Germany / the Netherlands / Argentina / Chile
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Victor Kossakovsky
PRODUCED BY: Heino Deckert

The nominated documentary films will now be made available to all 2,500 members of the European Film Academy who will vote for the winner.

In association with the European culture channel ARTE, the winner will be presented at the 24th European Film Awards on 3 December in Berlin.

THE 24th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Berlin, 3 Dec 2011
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The European Film Awards 2011 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and EFA Productions gGmbH with the support of the Capital Cultural Fund, FFA German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hôtel Concorde Berlin, PanAm Lounge, Pinewood Studios, ŠKODA and TNT Express.

Berlin, 18 October 2011

NOMINATED ARE:
ADEM (Oxygen), Belgium/the Netherlands
DIRECTED BY: Hans Van Nuffel
WRITTEN BY: Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem & Hans Van Nuffel
PRODUCED BY: Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Joost De Vries,
Leontine Petit & Marleen Slot

ATMEN (Breathing), Austria
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Karl Markovics
PRODUCED BY: Dieter Pochlatko & Nikolaus Wisiak

MICHAEL, Austria
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Markus Schleinzer
PRODUCED BY: Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter
& Markus Glaser

SMUKKE MENNESKER (Nothing’s All Bad), Denmark
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Mikkel Munch-Fals
PRODUCED BY: Stine Meldgaard & Meta Louise Foldager

TILVA ROŠ, Serbia
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Nikola Ležaić
PRODUCED BY: Uroš Tomić, Mina Đukić & Nikola Ležaić

The nominated films will now be made available to all 2,500 members of the European Film Academy. They will vote for the winner who will be announced at the 24th European Film Awards on 3 December in Berlin.

THE 24th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Berlin, 3 Dec 2011
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The European Film Awards 2011 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and EFA Productions gGmbH with the support of the Capital Cultural Fund, FFA German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hôtel Concorde Berlin, PanAm Lounge, ŠKODA and TNT Express.

Berlin, 11 October 2011

On what must have been one of the last warm weekends of the year, a group of young members of the European film community – filmmakers and composers – headed east towards the venue of this year’s SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY: The nineteenth-century castle of Rozbitek, located deep in the Polish woods, close to Poznań. They were the first guests at the Instytut Rozbitek, a new retreat serving as a platform for artistic exchange and creative work, founded and directed by Academy Award winner, composer and EFA Member Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. The EFA initiative brought together EFA Members Jakub Duszyński (distributor, Poland), Max Richter (composer, UK) Monika Willi (editor, Austria), and Jan A.P. Kaczmarek himself with composers and filmmakers from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK.

A special focus on sound and music not only accompanied the screenings and discussions, but also the late night talks, often developing into jam-sessions. On long strolls through the grounds and an excursion to a WWII bunker system, during self-prepared meals in the ballroom or a barbecue at the shores of the castle’s own lake, the participants drew upon the exchange of ideas between filmmakers from different professional backgrounds. The castle’s old attic with its wooden beams became a creative space for the screenings: A comfortable atmosphere developed in which projects, drafted or finished, were presented and discussed, followed by an exchange of thoughts and giving inspiring feedback to one another, commenting, advising, encouraging with high involvement. When the group left the country retreat, it truly felt like a little film family at the end of a beautiful weekend encounter with colleagues and newly found friends.

participants A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY 2011

“A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY? It is the best kept secret of European film industry. It is not a virtual, but real connection with wonderful people who love films. During SUNDAY you make new friends, you talk films, and you get profoundly inspired in a very relaxed atmosphere. Unforgettable experience” – Jakub Duszyński

“It is absolutely miraculous that the orbits of so many individuals have crossed for a weekend in the same spot of universe … A spot quite unusual and very special – The Rozbitek Institute … I am still amazed by the atmosphere, the spirit of sharing and the openness of everybody. I am sure that we will stay in touch for a long time and that this SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY was just a prelude to many friendships, bonds and future collaborations … Thank you Rozbitek … Thank you EFA …”
– Krzysztof A. Janczak

“It was one of the best weekends of my life. The chance of being amongst bright and gifted people and having the opportunity of showing my work in a safe environment was a really great experience. Everybody was so kind and it was great learning from their professional experiences, which were so different from my own. I would repeat it in the future for sure.” – Patrick Mendes

“Life is surprising. You feel it especially when you wake up in a beautiful castle surrounded by old trees and filled with extremely creative and friendly people. You party, you talk art and you eat most delicious things. That’s what I call pure bliss!”
– Jan Duszyński

Participants:
Panu Aaltio – composer, Finland
Natali Drosou – composer, Poland
Jan Duszyński – composer, Poland
Marinus Groothof – writer / director, the Netherlands
Hildur Guðnadóttir – composer, Iceland
François Hien – directore, France
Krzysztof Janczak – composer / sound designer, Poland
Patrick Mendes – director / producer, France / Portugal
Łukasz Pieprzyk – composer, Poland
An Pierlé – singer-songwriter, Belgium
Christopher Slaski – composer, UK
Fernando Velásquez – composer, Spain
David Wnendt – director / screenwriter, Germany

EFA Members & experts:
Jakub Duszyński – distributor, Poland
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek – composer, Poland
Max Richter – composer, UK/Germany
Monika Willi – editor, Austria

This SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY has been supported by:
Instytut Rozbitek
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Polish Film Institute