32nd European Film Awards

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

32nd European Film Awards
Date7 December 2019
SiteBerlin, Germany
Hosted byAnna Brüggemann and Aistė Diržiūtė
Produced byEFA Productions
Directed byde:Dietrich Brüggemann
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Official websitewww.europeanfilmawards.eu
Highlights
Best PictureThe Favourite
Best DirectionYorgos Lanthimos
The Favourite
Best ActorAntonio Banderas
Pain and Glory
Best ActressOlivia Colman
The Favourite
Most awardsThe Favourite (8)
Most nominationsThe Favourite (9)

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 9th, 2019[4][5].

Feature

Best Film
English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos Element Pictures, Arcana, Film4 Productions, Waypoint Entertainment English
Les MisérablesLadj LyToufik Ayadi, Christophe BarralSRAB Films, Rectangle Productions, Lyly FilmsFrench
An Officer and a SpyRoman PolanskiAlain GoldmanCanal+, Eliseo Cinema, France 2 (FR2), France 3 (FR3), Gaumont, Légende Films, Rai Cinema French
Pain and GloryPedro AlmodóvarAgustín Almodóvar, Esther GarcíaEl DeseoSpanish
System CrasherNora FingscheidtPeter Hartwig, Jonas Weydemann, Jakob Weydemann, Frauke KolbmüllerKino Filmproduktion, Wydemann Bros.German
The TraitorMarco BellocchioGiuseppe Caschetto, Simone GattoniIBC Movie, Kavac Film, Rai Cinema, Ad Vitam Production, Gullane, Match Factory Productions, Arte France Italian, Sicilian, Portuguese, English

European Comedy

The nominees were announced on 29 October 2019. The nominations were determined by a committee comprised 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 title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
The FavouriteYorgos LanthimosCeci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos LanthimosElement Pictures, Arcana, Film4 Productions, Waypoint Entertainment English
Tel Aviv on FireSameh ZoabiGilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo, Bernard Michaux, Amir Harel, Patrick QuinetSamsa Film, Lama Films, TS Productions, Artémis Productions Hebrew, Arabic
Ditte & LouiseNiclas BendixenThomas HeinesenNordisk Film ProductionDanish

Documentary
English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
For Sama Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts Waad al-Kateab Channel 4 News, Channel 4, Frontline, ITN, Productions, PBS Distribution, WGBH Arabic, English
The Disappearance of My Mother Beniamino Barrese Filippo Macelloni Nanof, RYOT Films English, Italian
Honeyland Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska Atanas Georgiev Apolo Media, Trice Films Turkish
Putin's Witnesses Vitaly Mansky Natalia Manskaia, Gabriela Bussmann, Filip Remunda, Vit Klusak Vertov SIA, GoldenEggProduction, Hypermarket Film Russian
Selfie Agostino Ferrente Marc Berdugo, Barbara Conforti, Gianfilippo Pedote Magnéto Prod 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 title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the TurtlesSalvador SimóManuel Cristobal, José M. Fernández de VegaSygnatia, The Glow, SubmarineSpanish
I Lost My BodyJérémy ClapinMarc Du PontaviceXilamFrench
Marona's Fantastic TaleAnca DamianAnca Damian, Ron Dyens, Tomas LeyersAparte Film, Minds Meet, Sacrebleu Productions French
The Swallows of KabulZabou Breitman, Eléa Gobé MévellecMichel Merkt, Reginald de GuillebonLes ArmateursFrench

Short Film

Television Series

European Achievement in Fiction Series Award
English title Director Screenplay Country of Production Language
Babylon Berlin Henk Handloegten
Achim von Borries
Tom Tykwer		 Henk Handloegten
Achim von Borries
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 comprised of EFA Board Members Mike Goodridge (UK) and Valérie Delpierre (Spain), festival programmer Azize Tan (Turkey) as well as film critics Marta Balaga (Finland), Robbie Eksiel (Greece) and Michael Pattison (UK) as representatives of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.

English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
Les MisérablesLadj LyToufik Ayadi, Christophe BarralSRAB Films, Rectangle Productions, Lyly FilmsFrench
AniaraPella Kagerman, Hugo LiljaAnnika RogellMeta Film Stockholm, Meta Film Swedish
AtlanticsMati DiopJudith LevyMeta Film Stockholm, Meta Film Wolof
Blind SpotTuva NovotnyElisabeth KvithyllCinekap, Frakas Productions, Les Films du Bal Norwegian
IrinaNadejda KosevaStefan KitanovArt FestBulgarian
Ray & LizRichard BillinghamJacqui DaviesJacqui DaviesEnglish

Audience awards

People's Choice Award

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

English title Director(s) Production country
Cold WarPaweł Pawlikowski
BorderAli Abbasi
DogmanMatteo Garrone
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldDavid Yates
GirlLukas Dhont
Happy as LazzaroAlice Rohrwacher
Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainOl Parker
Pain and GloryPedro Almodóvar
Sink or SwimGilles Lellouche
The BreadwinnerNora Twomey
The FavouriteYorgos Lanthimos
The Purity of Vengeance Journal 64Christoffer Boe

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 title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
Portrait of a Lady on FireCéline SciammaBénédicte CouvreurLilies FilmsFrench
And Then We DancedLevan AkinMathilde Dedye, Ketie DaneliaFrench Quarter Film Georgian
God Exists, Her Name Is PetrunijaTeona Stugar MitevskaLabina MitevskaSister and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien et Loup, Vertigo, Spiritus Movens, Deuxieme Ligne Films Macedonian
PiranhasClaudio GiovannesiCarlo Degli Esposti, Nicola SerraPalomar, Vision DistributionItalian, Neapolitan
System CrasherNora FingscheidtJonas Weydemann, Peter Hartwig, Jakob Weydemann, Frauke KolbmüllerKineo Filmproduktion, Weydemann Bros.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.

Recipient Occupation
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
Wins Film
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]

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References
  1. Vassilis Economou. "46 feature films selected for the European Film Awards". Cineuropa.
  2. Tom Grater. "Polanski Added To EFA List". deadline.com.
  3. "New Short Film Selection & Awarding Procedure". EFA.
  4. "EFA Nominations - European Film Awards". www.europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  5. https://deadline.com/2019/11/european-film-awards-2019-nominations-roman-polanski-pedro-almodovar-full-list-1202782005/
  6. https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/four-animation-films-nominated-for-the-european-film-awards-2019
  7. https://deadline.com/2019/11/european-film-awards-the-favourite-dominates-first-winners-1202789515/
  8. https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/six-debut-films-nominated-for-the-european-film-awards-2019
  9. "EFA opens vote for People's Choice Award". Cineuropa.
  10. https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/five-films-nominated-for-european-university-film-award-eufa-2019
  11. "Croatian Ankica Jurić Tilić to Receive Eurimages Co-production Award". FNE STAFF.
  12. "EFA Honours Juliette Binoche". EFA.
  13. Scott Roxborough. "Werner Herzog to Receive Lifetime Honor From European Film Academy". Cineuropa.
  14. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rosanna-arquette-joins-calls-polanski-ban-at-european-film-awards-1258502
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