THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2006

At the Seville Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the nominations for the European Film Awards 2006. The 1,700 EFA Members will now vote for the winners which will be presented during the Awards Ceremony in Warsaw on December 2.

Nominated are:

EUROPEAN FILM 2006 (film stills available here)
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO; Ireland/UK
directed by Neil Jordan
produced by Parallel Film Productions Ltd./Number 9 Films

GRBAVICA; Austria/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany/Croatia
directed by Jasmila Zbanic
produced by coop99 filmproduktion GmbH/Deblokada/Noirfilm/Jadran Film

DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others); Germany
directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
produced by Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion/Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARTE/Creado Film

THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO; UK
directed by Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross
produced by Revolution Films Ltd.

VOLVER; Spain
directed by Pedro Almodóvar
produced by El Deseo D.A., S.L.U.

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY; UK/Ireland/Germany/Italy/Spain
directed by Ken Loach
produced by Sixteen Films/Matador Pictures/Regent Capital/UK Film Council/Bord Scannán Na Héireann/The Irish Film Board/Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen/Element Films/Bim Distribuzione/EMC Produktion/Tornasol Films/Diaphana Distribution/Pathé Distribution/Cinéart/TV3 Ireland/Film Coopi

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2006
Pedro Almodóvar for VOLVER
Susanne Bier for EFTER BRYLLUPPET (After The Wedding)
Emanuele Crialese for NUOVOMONDO (Golden Door)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)
Ken Loach for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross for THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2006
Nathalie Baye in LE PETIT LIEUTENANT
Penelope Cruz in VOLVER
Martina Gedeck in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)
Sandra Hüller in REQUIEM
Mirjana Karanovic in GRBAVICA
Sarah Polley in LA VIDA SECRETA DE LAS PALABRAS (The Secret Life Of Words)

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2006
Patrick Chesnais in JE NE SUIS PAS LÀ POUR ÊTRE AIMÉ (Not Here To Be Loved)
Jesper Christensen in DRABET (Manslaughter)
Mads Mikkelsen in EFTER BRYLLUPPET (After The Wedding)
Ulrich Mühe in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)
Cillian Murphy in BREAKFAST ON PLUTO & THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
Silvio Orlando in IL CAIMANO (The Caiman)

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2006
Barry Ackroyd for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
José Luis Alcaine for VOLVER
Roman Osin for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Timo Salminen for LAITAKAUPUNGIN VALOT (Lights In The Dusk)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2006
Pedro Almodóvar for VOLVER                                      
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)
Paul Laverty for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
Corneliu Porumboiu for A FOST SAU N-A FOST (12:08 East Of Bucharest)

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2006
Alberto Iglesias for VOLVER
Tuomas Kantelinen for ÄIDEISTÄ PARHAIN (Mother of Mine)
Dario Marianelli for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Gabriel Yared & Stéphane Moucha for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives of Others)

In addition to the awards listed above, the following will be announced and presented during the Awards Ceremony: 

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2006
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY AWARD FOR  AN ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION 2006
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2006 - Prix UIP
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2006 - Prix Screen International
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2006 - Prix Fipresci
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2006 - Prix Arte
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD 2006
for Best European Film

Seville, November 4, 2006

Pascal Edelmann
European Film Academy
phone: +49 30 887 167 0
fax:+49 30 887 167 77
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