The EFA Ambassadors
Moritz Bleibtreu
actor, Germany
One of the best-known German faces in international cinema,
Moritz Bleibtreu first shot to international attention as Manni in Tom
Tykwer’s RUN LOLA RUN (1998). He was nominated in 2001 for the EFA
People’s Choice Award for THE EXPERIMENT by Oliver Hirschbiegel and is
now nominated for European Actor for his role as Andreas Baader in THE
BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX by Uli Edel.
Fotocredit: Christian Schoppe
Stephen Daldry
director, UK
Ever since the nomination of BILLY ELLIOT for the European Film
Awards 2000, Stephen Daldry has been connected to the European Film
Academy. His film THE READER is nominated for the 2009 European Film
Awards in three categories (European Film, Actress, and Actor).
Maria de Medeiros
actress / director, Portugal
The Portuguese actress (TRÊS IRMÃOS by Teresa Villaverde, IL
RESTO DI NIENTE by Antonietta de Lillo, Guy Maddin’s THE SADDEST MUSIC
IN THE WORLD, Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION) and director (CAPITÃES
DE ABRIL, JE T’AIME…MOI NON PLUS) is a true, multilingual European
artist. Together with her Catalan colleague Juanjó Puigcorbé, she hosted
the European Film Awards 2004 in Barcelona.
Fotocredit: Joa Silveira Ramos
Mads Mikkelsen
actor, Denmark
Be it as a nominee (2006 for AFTER THE WEDDING by Susanne Bier,
2008 for FLAME AND CITRON by Ole Christian Madsen) or as a presenter
(2007 in Berlin, 2008 in Copenhagen), the Danish star (known from
Nicolas Winding Refn’s PUSHER film, THE GREEN BUTCHERS by Anders Thomas
Jensen, and the James Bond film CASINO ROYALE) very much enjoys the
company of his European fellows every time he is attending the European
Film Awards.
Fotocredit: Kenneth Willardt
Cristian Mungiu
director, Romania
After several short films and the feature OCCIDENT, Cristian
Mungiu was the great Romanian discovery for the international audience
when his film 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS & 2 DAYS won the Palme d’Or in
Cannes two years ago and the award for European Film 2007 at the
European Film Awards.
Kim Rossi Stuart
actor, Italy
Having started his acting career at the age of five, among Kim
Rossi Stuart’s latest works have been Gianni Amelio’s THE KEYS TO THE
HOUSE, Michele Placido's CRIME NOVEL, and now Francesca Archibughi’s
QUESTIONE DI CUORE. In 2006 he wrote, directed and acted in the film
ANCHE LIBERO VA BENE.
Belén Rueda
actress, Spain
The Spanish actress received her first Goya for her role as
Julia in THE SEA INSIDE by Alejandro Amenábar and has been a friend of
the European Film Academy since her nomination for THE ORPHANAGE by Juan
Antonio Bayona last year. With Spain, she represents a country where
the Academy experiences great enthusiasm and interest in the European
Film Awards.
Johanna ter Steege
actress, the Netherlands
After her dream debut in THE VANISHING, for which she was
awarded in the very first European Film Awards in 1988, Johanna ter
Steege prospered in films by internationally renowned directors such as
Robert Altman and István Szabó. Among her many films are J’ENTEND PLUS
LA GUITARE by Philippe Garell, SWEET EMMA, DEAR BÖBE by István Szabó,
PARADISE ROAD by Bruce Beresford, and Dutch titles like GUERNSEY by
Nanouk Leopold and AU REVOIR by Heddy Honigmann. The Dutch actress
Johanna ter Steege has been a very faithful ally of the European Film
Academy since its beginnings.
Fotocredit: Petr Novák
Maciej Stuhr
actor, Poland
The popular Polish actor and comedian Maciej Stuhr has had
roles in films by renowned directors such as Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof
Kieślowski, Agnieszka Holland and Krzysztof Warlikowski to name but a
few, and among his latest films are titles like THE WEDDING and 33
SCENES FROM LIFE. Together with French actress Sophie Marceau, he hosted
the 2006 European Film Awards Ceremony in Warsaw and has been a
much-appreciated guest at the European Film Awards ever since.
Danis Tanovic
director/screenwriter, Bosnia & Herzegovina
His film NO MAN’S LAND won the European Film Awards 2001
(Screenwriter) and a total of 42 awards, and brought the absurd reality
of war to the conscience of people across Europe and the world. He went
on to make L’ENFER, based on the script by Krzysztof Kieślowski and
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, and, most recently, TRIAGE, starring Colin
Farrell, Paz Vega and Christopher Lee.
