32nd European Film Awards

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32nd European Film Awards
Date7 December 2019
Site Berlin, Germany
Hosted by Anna Brüggemann and Aistė Diržiūtė
Produced byEFA Productions
Directed by de:Dietrich Brüggemann
Organized by European Film Academy
Official website www.europeanfilmawards.eu
Highlights
Best Picture The Favourite
Best Direction Yorgos Lanthimos
The Favourite
Best Actor Antonio Banderas
Pain and Glory
Best Actress Olivia Colman
The Favourite
Most awards The Favourite (8)
Most nominations The Favourite (9)

The 32nd European Film Awards were presented in Berlin, Germany, on 7 December 2019.

Contents

Selection

Feature

The list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the 2019 European Film Awards. [1] [2]

Documentary

Ten documentary festivals have suggested one film each, which has had its world premiere at the respective festival's latest edition, to the committee. Chosen in co-operation with the European Documentary Network (EDN), these festivals are: Cinéma du Réel (France), CPH:DOX (Denmark), Doclisboa (Portugal), DOK Leipzig (Germany), IDFA (Netherlands), Ji.hlava (Czech Republic), Krakow Film Festival (Poland), Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK), Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (Greece) and Visions du Réel (Switzerland). Based on their recommendations and the films individually submitted, the documentary committee, decided on the EFA Documentary Selection.

Short films

For the 2019 and 2020 editions of the European Film Awards, the European Film Academy will welcome new festivals to participate in the EFA Short Film selection and awarding procedure. When the annual cycle of participating festivals – running from October of the preceding year to September of the actual awards year – is complete, a committee of short film experts and of EFA Board Members will nominate five of the short film candidates for the award European Short Film. [3]

Awards voted by EFA Members

Nomination has been announced on November 9, 2019. [4] [5]

Feature

Best Film

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Blueribbon icon.png The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos Element Pictures, Arcana, Film4 Productions, Waypoint Entertainment Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg English
Les Misérables Ladj LyToufik Ayadi, Christophe BarralSRAB Films, Rectangle Productions, Lyly Films Flag of France.svg French
An Officer and a Spy Roman Polanski Alain Goldman Canal+, Eliseo Cinema, France 2 (FR2), France 3 (FR3), Gaumont, Légende Films, Rai Cinema Flag of France.svg Flag of Italy.svg French
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García El Deseo Flag of Spain.svg Spanish
System Crasher Nora FingscheidtPeter Hartwig, Jonas Weydemann, Jakob Weydemann, Frauke KolbmüllerKino Filmproduktion, Wydemann Bros. Flag of Germany.svg German
The Traitor Marco Bellocchio Giuseppe Caschetto, Simone GattoniIBC Movie, Kavac Film, Rai Cinema, Ad Vitam Production, Gullane, Match Factory Productions, Arte France Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Italian, Sicilian, Portuguese, English

European Comedy

The nominees were announced on 29 October 2019. The nominations were determined by a committee composed of EFA Board Members Katriel Schory (Israel) and Angela Bosch Ríus (Spain), distributor/festival programmer Selma Mehadzic (Croatia), film, festival & event specialist Jacob Neiiendam (Denmark) and producer Nik Powell (UK).

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Blueribbon icon.png The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos Element Pictures, Arcana, Film4 Productions, Waypoint Entertainment Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the United States.svg English
Tel Aviv on Fire Sameh Zoabi Gilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo, Bernard Michaux, Amir Harel, Patrick QuinetSamsa Film, Lama Films, TS Productions, Artémis Productions Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Hebrew, Arabic
Ditte & Louise Niclas Bendixen Thomas Heinesen Nordisk Film Production Flag of Denmark.svg Danish

Documentary

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Blueribbon icon.png For Sama Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts Waad al-KateabChannel 4 News, Channel 4, Frontline, ITN, Productions, PBS Distribution, WGBH Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United States.svg Arabic, English
The Disappearance of My Mother Beniamino BarreseFilippo MacelloniNanof, RYOT Films Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg English, Italian
Honeyland Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara KotevskaAtanas GeorgievApolo Media, Trice Films Flag of North Macedonia.svg Turkish
Putin's Witnesses Vitaly Mansky Natalia Manskaia, Gabriela Bussmann, Filip Remunda, Vit KlusakVertov SIA, GoldenEggProduction, Hypermarket Film Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Russian
SelfieAgostino FerrenteMarc Berdugo, Barbara Conforti, Gianfilippo PedoteMagnéto Prod Flag of France.svg Flag of Italy.svg Italian

Animated Feature

The nominations were determined by a committee consisting of EFA Board Deputy Chairman Antonio Saura (Spain), EFA Board Member Graziella Bildesheim (Italy) and producer Paul Young (Ireland) as well as, representing CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, film critic Stéphane Dreyfus (France), producer Kristine M. I. Knudsen (Germany) and director Janno Põldma (Estonia). [6]

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Blueribbon icon.png Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Salvador SimóManuel Cristobal, José M. Fernández de VegaSygnatia, The Glow, Submarine Flag of Spain.svg Spanish
I Lost My Body Jérémy ClapinMarc Du Pontavice Xilam Flag of France.svg French
Marona's Fantastic TaleAnca DamianAnca Damian, Ron Dyens, Tomas LeyersAparte Film, Minds Meet, Sacrebleu Productions Flag of France.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg French
The Swallows of Kabul Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobé MévellecMichel Merkt, Reginald de Guillebon Les Armateurs Flag of France.svg French

Short Film

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
Blueribbon icon.png The Christmas GiftBogdan MureşanuBogdan Mureşanu, Vlad Iorga, Victor Dumitrovici, Eduardo M Escribano SoleraFlag of Romania.svg Romania, Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Dogs Barking at TreesLeonor TelesFilipa Reis, Leonor Teles, João Miller GuerraFlag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
ReconstructionJiří Havlíček, Ondřej NovákDagmar SedláčkováFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone LadyGabriel AbrantesJustin Taurand, Gabriel AbrantesFlag of France.svg France, Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Watermelon JuiceIrene MorayMiriam PortéFlag of Spain.svg Spain

Television series

European Achievement in Fiction Series Award

English titleDirectorScreenplayCountry of ProductionLanguage
Babylon Berlin Blueribbon icon.png Flag of Germany.svg Henk Handloegten  [ de ]
Blueribbon icon.png Flag of Germany.svg Achim von Borries
Blueribbon icon.png Flag of Germany.svg Tom Tykwer
Flag of Germany.svg Henk Handloegten
Flag of Germany.svg Achim von Borries
Flag of Germany.svg Tom Tykwer
GermanyGerman

Technical awards

The Favourite has scooped four of the eight technical awards. The jury for the initial eight winners were: Nadia Ben Rachid, editor, France: Vanja Černul, cinematographer, Croatia; Annette Focks, composer, Germany; Gerda Koekoek, hair and make-up artist, Netherlands; Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, costume designer, Ireland; Artur Pinheiro, production designer, Portugal; Gisle Tveito, sound designer, Norway; István Vajda, visual effects, Hungary. [7]

Critics Award

European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI

The nominees were announced on 8 October 2019. [8] The nominations were determined by a committee composed of EFA Board Members Mike Goodridge (UK) and Valérie Delpierre (Spain), festival programmer Azize Tan (Turkey) as well as film critics Marta Bałaga (Finland), Robbie Eksiel (Greece) and Michael Pattison (UK) as representatives of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Blueribbon icon.png Les Misérables Ladj LyToufik Ayadi, Christophe BarralSRAB Films, Rectangle Productions, Lyly Films Flag of France.svg French
Aniara Pella Kagerman, Hugo LiljaAnnika RogellMeta Film Stockholm, Meta Film Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Swedish
Atlantics Mati Diop Judith LevyMeta Film Stockholm, Meta Film Flag of France.svg Flag of Senegal.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wolof
Blind Spot Tuva Novotny Elisabeth KvithyllCinekap, Frakas Productions, Les Films du Bal Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Norwegian
Irina Nadejda KosevaStefan KitanovArt Fest Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian
Ray & Liz Richard BillinghamJacqui DaviesJacqui Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg English

Audience awards

People's Choice Award

The nominees were announced on 2 September 2019. [9]

English titleDirector(s)Production country
Blueribbon icon.png Cold War Paweł Pawlikowski Flag of Poland.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of France.svg
Border Ali Abbasi Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
Dogman Matteo Garrone Flag of Italy.svg Flag of France.svg
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald David Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United States.svg
Girl Lukas Dhont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Happy as Lazzaro Alice Rohrwacher Flag of Italy.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Ol Parker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar Flag of Spain.svg
Sink or Swim Gilles Lellouche Flag of France.svg
The Breadwinner Nora Twomey Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
The Purity of Vengeance Journal 64 Christoffer Boe Flag of Denmark.svg

University Award

The European Film Academy and Filmfest Hamburg, a committee consisting of producer Carlo Cresta-Dina (Italy), EFA Board Member Joanna Szymańska (producer/Poland) and university representative Dagmar Brunow (Linnaeus University, Sweden) has decided on the following nominations: [10]

English titleDirector(s)Producer(s)Production companiesCountryLanguage
Blueribbon icon.png Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma Bénédicte CouvreurLilies Films Flag of France.svg French
And Then We Danced Levan Akin Mathilde Dedye, Ketie DaneliaFrench Quarter Film Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Georgian
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija Teona Strugar MitevskaLabina MitevskaSister and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien et Loup, Vertigo, Spiritus Movens, Deuxieme Ligne Films Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Macedonian
Piranhas Claudio Giovannesi Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola SerraPalomar, Vision Distribution Flag of Italy.svg Italian, Neapolitan
System Crasher Nora Fingscheidt Jonas Weydemann, Peter Hartwig, Jakob Weydemann, Frauke KolbmüllerKineo Filmproduktion, Weydemann Bros. Flag of Germany.svg German

European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages

The award acknowledges the decisive role of coproductions in fostering international exchange, and pays tribute to a woman's contribution to the success of film coproduction.

RecipientOccupation
Blueribbon icon.png Flag of Croatia.svg Ankica Jurić [11] founder of the production company Kinorama

Honorary Awards

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations (including awards)Film
9 The Favourite
6 Pain and Glory
5 Portrait of a Lady on Fire
4 An Officer and a Spy
The Traitor
System Crasher
3 Les Misérables
2 And Then We Danced
Films that received multiple awards
WinsFilm
8 The Favourite
2 Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Pain and Glory

Broadcasters

Call to pull Polanski's nominations

French feminists and film industry professionals, including Rosanna Arquette, Andrea Bescond, Eric Metayer, Amandine Gay, Catherine Zavlav asked for An Officer and a Spy to be taken out of contention for the awards. The nominations were announced just days after actress Valentine Monnier came forward with her story of allegedly being raped by Polanski in 1975 in newspaper Le Parisien , which was corroborated by contemporary witnesses. The group addressed the request to EFA Production director Marion Doring and jury members Nadia Ben Rachid, Vanja Cernjul, Annette Focks, Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, Gerda Koekoek, Artur Pinheiro, Gisle Tveito and Istvan Vadja. [14]

References

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  2. Tom Grater (26 September 2019). "Polanski Added To EFA List". Deadline Hollywood .
  3. "New Short Film Selection & Awarding Procedure". EFA.
  4. "EFA Nominations - European Film Awards". www.europeanfilmawards.eu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "European Film Awards Nominations: Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy', Almodovar's 'Pain and Glory', Bellocchio's 'Traitor' Lead". 9 November 2019.
  6. "Four Animation Films Nominated for the European Film Awards 2019".
  7. "European Film Awards: 'The Favourite' Among First Winners". 19 November 2019.
  8. "Six Debut Films Nominated for the European Film Awards 2019".
  9. "EFA opens vote for People's Choice Award". Cineuropa.
  10. "Five Films Nominated for European University Film Award (EUFA)".
  11. "Croatian Ankica Jurić Tilić to Receive Eurimages Co-production Award". FNE STAFF.
  12. "EFA Honours Juliette Binoche". EFA.
  13. Scott Roxborough (13 May 2019). "Werner Herzog to Receive Lifetime Honor From European Film Academy". Cineuropa.
  14. "Rosanna Arquette, Andrea Bescond Call on European Film Awards to Pull Roman Polanski's Nominations". 2 December 2019.