30th European Film Awards

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30th European Film Awards
Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Grosse Buhne - Schaperstrasse - 16.09.2013.JPG
Date9 December 2017
Site Berlin, Germany
Hosted by Thomas Hermanns
Organized by European Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture The Square
Best Direction Ruben Östlund
The Square
Best Actor Claes Bang
The Square
Best Actress Alexandra Borbély
On Body and Soul
Most awards The Square (5)
Most nominations The Square (5)

The 30th European Film Awards were presented on 9 December 2017 in Berlin, Germany. [1] The nominations and winners are selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.

Contents

Selection

Awards voted by EFA Members

Best Film

The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 in Seville, Spain at the Seville European Film Festival. Three films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner The Square , and Grand Prix winner BPM (Beats per Minute) . [2] Four films ( BPM (Beats per Minute) , Loveless , On Body and Soul , The Square ) had been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Two films ( Loveless , The Square ) received nominations at the 19th British Independent Film Awards.

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
The Square Ruben Östlund Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe BoberPlattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Swedish, English, Danish
BPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo Marie-Ange Luciani, Hugues CharbonneauLes Films de Pierre, France 3 Cinéma, Page 114, Memento Films, FD Production, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Indéfilms 5, Cofinova 13, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+ Flag of France.svg French
Loveless Andrey Zvyagintsev Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg Russian
On Body and Soul Ildikó Enyedi Ernő Mesterházy, András Muhi, Mónika MécsInforg-M&M Film Kft. Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian
The Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki Aki KaurismäkiSputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Finnish, English, Arabic

Best Comedy

The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017.

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
The Square Ruben Östlund Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe BoberPlattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Swedish, English, Danish
King of the Belgians Peter Brosens, Jessica WoodworthPeter Brosens, Jessica WoodworthBo Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Topkapi Films, Art Fest Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg English, Flemish, French, Bulgarian
VincentChristophe van RompaeyDries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie BordierA Private View, Les Films de la Croisade Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of France.svg Dutch, French
Welcome to Germany Simon Verhoeven Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Michael Verhoeven, Stefan GärtnerWiedemann & Berg, Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Sentana Film, Seven Pictures Film Flag of Germany.svg German

Technical awards

A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and decided on the winners in seven tech categories. The members of the jury are:

Critics Award

European Discovery

The nominees were announced on 19 October 2017. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI.

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Lady Macbeth William Oldroyd Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly BBC Films, British Film Institute, Creative England, iFeatures, Protagonist Pictures, Sixty Six Pictures Flag of the United Kingdom.svg English
Bloody Milk Hubert CharuelStéphanie Bermann, Alexis DulguerianDomino Films, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, France Télévisions, Indéfilms 5, Pyramide Flag of France.svg French
Godless Ralitza PetrovaRossitsa Valkanova, Eva Jakobsen, Laurence ClercKLAS Film, Snowglobe, Alcatraz Films, Film Factory, Aporia Filmworks Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of France.svg Bulgarian
Summer 1993 Carla SimónValérie Delpierre, Stefan Schmitz, María ZamoraAvalon, Fundación SGAE, Inicia Films, ICEC, ICAA, Media, Producciones Cinematográficas Cima, Sources 2, Televisión Española Flag of Spain.svg Catalan
The Eremites Ronny TrockerSusanne Mann, Paul ZischlerZischlermann Filmproduktion, Golden Girls Filmproduktion, EchoFilm, BLS Südtirol Alto Adige, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Angelegenheiten der Kultur und der Medien, Filmservices, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Servus TV, Österreichisches Filminstitut Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg German

Best Animated Feature Film

The nominees were announced on 24 October 2017. One film (Zombillenium) nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

English titleDirector(s)Animator(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh WelchmanDorota Kobiela, Lukasz MackiewiczHugh Welchman, Ivan Mactaggart, Sean BobbittBreakThru Productions, Trademark Films Flag of Poland.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg English
Ethel & Ernest Roger Mainwood Peter DoddCamilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding, Stephan Roelants BBC Films, British Film Institute, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film Fund Luxembourg, Cloth Cat Animation, Ethel & Ernest Productions, Lupus Films, Mélusine Productions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg English
Louise by the Shore Jean-François Laguionie Lionel Chauvin, Joahanna BessièreJean-Pierre Lemouland, Galilé Marion-Gauvin JPL Films, Unité centrale, Tchack, Arte France Cinéma Flag of France.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg French
Zombillenium Arthur de Pins, Alexis DucordDavid NasserHenri Megalon, Léon PérahiaMaybe Movies, Belvision, Dupuis Audiovisuel, France 3 Cinéma, Gébéka Films, 2 Minutes Animation, Pipangaï Production, Gao Shan Pictures Flag of France.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg French

Audience awards

People's Choice Award

The nominees were announced on 1 September 2017. [3]

English titleDirector(s)Production country
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Maria Schrader Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of France.svg
A Monster Calls J. A. Bayona Flag of Spain.svg
Bridget Jones's Baby Sharon Maguire Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United States.svg
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United States.svg
Frantz François Ozon Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg
Graduation Cristian Mungiu Flag of Romania.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Like Crazy Paolo Virzì Flag of Italy.svg Flag of France.svg
The Commune Thomas Vinterberg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg
The Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Germany.svg

University Award

The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on 10 October 2017. Films were selected by: Fabian Gasmia (producer / Germany), Juho Kuosmanen (director / Finland), Elli Mastorou (journalist / Belgium/Greece) and Dagmar Brunow (Linnaeus University / Sweden). Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favorite film.

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Heartstone Guðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonAnton Máni Svansson, Lise Orheim Stender, Jesper Morthorst, Guðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonSF Studios, Join Motion Pictures Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Icelandic
Home Fien Troch Antonino Lombardo, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier BronckartPrime Time, Versus Production Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flemish, Dutch
Loveless Andrey Zvyagintsev Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg Russian
The Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki Aki KaurismäkiSputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Finnish, English, Arabic
The War Show Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah ZytoonMiriam Nørgaard, Alaa HassanFridthjof Film, Oktober, Yleisradio Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Flag of Finland.svg Arabic

Best Documentary

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Communion Anna ZameckaAnna Wydra, Anna Zamecka, Zuzanna Krol, Izabela Lopuch, Hanka KastelicovaWajda Studio, HBO Europe, Otter Films Flag of Poland.svg Polish
Austerlitz Sergei Loznitsa Sergei LoznitsaImperativ Film, BKM, German Federal Film Board Flag of Germany.svg German, English, Spanish
La ChanaLucija StojevicLucija Stojevic, Greta Olafsdottir, Deirdre Towers, Susan MuskaNoon Films S.L. Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of the United States.svg Spanish
Stranger in ParadiseGuido HendrikxFrank van den EngelZeppers Film & TV Flag of the Netherlands.svg English
The Good Postman Tonislav Hristov Kaarle Aho, Kai NordbergMaking Movies Oy, Soul Food Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian

Best Short Film

Original titleDirector(s)TypeMinutesProduction countryLanguage(s)
TimecodeJuanjo Giménez15 min Flag of Spain.svg
Copa-LocaChristos Massalas14 min Flag of Greece.svg
En La BocaMatteo Gariglio26 min Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Argentina.svg
Fight on a Swedish BeachSimon Vahlne15 min Flag of Sweden.svg
Information SkiesDaniel van der Velden, Vinca Kruk24 min Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of South Korea.svg
LOVERéka Bucsi14 min Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of France.svg
Os Humores Artificiais
(The Artificial Humors)
Gabriel Abrantes29 min Flag of Portugal.svg
HEVÊRK
(The Circle)
Rûken Tekes14 min Flag of Turkey.svg
Los Desheredados
(The Disinherited)
Laura Ferrés19 min Flag of Spain.svg
The PartyAndrea Harkin14 min Flag of Ireland.svg
UglyNikita Diakur12 min Flag of Germany.svg
WannabeJannis Lenz30 min Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg
SCRIS/NESCRIS
(Written/Unwritten)
Adrian Silisteanu20 min Flag of Romania.svg
GROS CHAGRIN
(You will be fine)
Céline Devaux15 min Flag of France.svg
Jeunes Hommes à la fenêtre
(Young Men at their Window)
Loukianos Moshonas18 min Flag of France.svg

European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages

RecipientOccupation
Flag of Croatia.svg Čedomir KolarProducer

Honorary Awards

References

  1. "The 30th European Film Awards: 9 December in Berlin". European Film Awards. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "European Film Awards Nominations: 'The Square', 'Loveless', 'On Body And Soul' & More". Deadline .
  3. "Vote for EFA People's Choice Award Opens". EFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2017.