Sorrentino is the big winner of the evening with 4 Prizes (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Editing).
The winners of the 26th European Film Awards were announced during the awards ceremony on 7 December 2013 in Berlin.
European Film
THE GREAT BEAUTY / LA GRANDE BELLEZZA
Italy, France (140 min)
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Producer: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
European Director
PAOLO...
A matter of responsability, This was the theme of Lord David Puttnam's Keynote adress and discussion at The General Assembly of the Academy, in Berlin Concorde Hotel.
David was my boss when I was running Columbia TriStar distribution in France.
His words still resonate in my mind from the last time we met in Cannes, some 15 years ago or so, about the new Catch Line designed for the Columbia Studio branding (which he was running for a year).
"Movies That Matter".
In a pri...
Watch the Awards ceremony live on your TV or on the EFA Website.
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Yesterday Buenos Aires, tonight Berlin. Abdellatif Kechiche nominated for European director for Blue Is the Warmest Colour: La vie d'Adèle at the nominees reception.
Live from the nominees reception overlooking Berlin !
PrPresident Wim in his speech...
diner to follow...
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I arrived in Berlin safely, despite snow at Tegel...for the European Film Awards. Nice room at Concorde Hotel, petits fours (eaten befor ethis picture) and a sweet chocolate reproduction of the Award! Nominees reception in a few moments! got to go...
Canapés and a sweet surprise...which I ate with pleasure..
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LEADING UP TO THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: 26 BROADCASTERS HIGHLIGHT EUROPEAN CINEMA IN EUROVISION FILM WEEK
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and 26 of its Members, with cooperation from the European Film Academy (EFA) have joined forces to launch EUROVISION FILM WEEK - the most accessible film festival anywhere, and the first ever based exclusively on TV and radio.
In the week leading up to the European Film Awards (7 December)*, these public service m...
When the 26th European Film Awards return to Berlin on 7 December, there will be an impressive line-up of European actors and actresses presenting the individual awards. A true Spanish fiesta will see Elena Anaya, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, Javier Cámara, Rossy de Palma, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, Paz Vega and Leonor Watling.
They will be joined by their colleagues Alicja Bachleda-Curus (ONDINE),...
Dear EFA members A reminder: To vote online for the winners of the European Film Awards 2013, please click on the following link:
https://voting.europeanfilmacademy.org/voting/ using your email and personal password.
Please note that the voting will be closed on Thursday, 28 November 2013 at 23h59 CET.
THE NOMINEES ARE
At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions proudly announced the nominations for the 26th Europ...
The Chairman, 2 Deputy Chair Persons and 6 Board members positions will be open for a period of 2 years (2014-2015)
(Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin stands for re election for a second term)
Vote by the members of the Acdemy will close this Thursday, 21 November 2013 at 23h59 CET at the latest.
The Board and Team in office for 2013.
The President:
Wim Wenders, Director, Germany
Wim Wenders attended the Academy of Film & Television ...
Broadcasters 2013 (list will be updated.
EFA Night
You can watch the 26th European Film Awards either LIVE on The EFA website on Saturday, 7 December, 20.00 CET
or on TV - here is our list of broadcasters
Albania: HBO / live
Armenia: NTV Plus / KINO PLUS: Tuesday, 10 Dec, 22.30; Wednesday, 11 Dec, 10.30; Thursday, 12 Dec, 16.30 / HD: Tuesday, 10 Dec, 22.15; Wednesday, 11 Dec, 08.025; Thursday, 12 Dec, 15.25 (all Moscow ...
4 films are competing for the Best EUROPEAN COMEDY AWARD 2013 which inaugurates this year at EFA Awards Ceremony in Berlin (December 7)
LOS AMANTES PASAJEROS
I’M SO EXCITED!
Spain, 90 min
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Pedro Almodóvar
PRODUCED BY: Agustín Almodóvar & Esther García
BENVENUTO PRESIDENTE!
WELCOME MR PRESIDENT!
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This year’s EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES, an award acknowledging the decisive role of co-productions in the European film industry, goes to Ada Solomon from Romania.
Since setting up her own company HiFilm, Ada Solomon has produced award-winning shorts by Cristian Nemescu (MARIL...
The European Film Academy proudly announces the three nominations in the category EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2013.
A committee consisting of EFA Board Member Antonio Saura, producer (Spain), EFA Member Despina Mouzaki, producer (Greece), as well as documentary experts Claas Danielsen (Germany),
Ally Derks (Netherlands) and Jacques Laurent (Belgium) decided on the following nominations:
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Please remember that the deadline to vote for the new EFA Chair Person, the two Deputy Chair Persons, and the new EFA Board is Thursday, 21 November 2013, 23h59 CET.
(voting reserved to EFA members)
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At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions proudly announced the nominations for the 26th European Film Awards. The more than 2,900 EFA Members will shortly begin voting for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 7 December in Berlin.
Nominated are:
EUROPEAN FILM 2013
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Awards for Cinematography, Editing, Design, Costumes, Music & Sound
The European Film Academy announces the first winners who will be honoured at this year’s 26th European Film Awards. A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the EFA Selection list, decided on the winners in the categories cinematography, editing, production design, costume design, composer and sound design. This new addition to the awards procedures follows a decision of the EF...
A note to EFA members.
This is just a short note to remind you that this year’s nominations vote will be completed on Thursday, 24 October 2013. If you have not cast your votes online or sent in your votes yet, please do so in the remaining days. Only votes received by 23h59 CET on Thursday, 24 October can be included in the overall count.
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Continuing our series introducing the members of the Board of the European Film Academy, producer Jani Thiltges from Luxembourg talks about the beginnings of his career, winning an award and learning from mistakes …
You are involved with production entities across Europe, in Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Portugal. Does that simply reflect the need for international co-production or are there other factors at play?
I'd like to be a great ...
The European Film Academy congratulates the nominees for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2013 – Prix FIPRESCI,
an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film.
This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of EFA Board Members Helena Danielsson
(Sweden) and László Kantor (Hungary), EFA Members Pierre-Henri Deleau (France) and ...
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Picture: EFA / Kurt Krieger
The European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Catherine Deneuve with the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for her outstanding body of work.
Born into a family of actors, Catherine Deneuve started her acting career somewhat by coincidence through her sister Françoise. Very quickly, how...
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions are proud to present this year's short film nominations. At each of the 15 participating film festivals, an independent jury presented one European short film in competition with a nomination in the short film category of the European Film Awards.
Nominated are:
Vila do Conde Short Film Nominee
CUT
directed by Christoph Girardet & Matthias Mueller
Germany 2013, experimental,...
The European Film Academy proudly announces the three nominations in the category EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2013.
A committee consisting of EFA Board Members Bruno Chatelin, producer (France) and Marek Rozenbaum, producer (Israel), as well as producer Manuel Cristóbal (Spain) and the journalists Daniel Couvreur (Belgium) and Lisa Nesselson (France), all three of them represent...
The European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Pedro Almodóvar with the honorary award EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA for his outstanding body of work. “I am very thankful for this award. From its creation, the European Film Academy has been very generous with me and my closest collaborators,” stated Pedro Almodóvar upon receiving the news, “I share with them the joy of this award”.
With a background in independent theatre, Super-8-fil...
THE 26th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS:
It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013! With 32 European countries represented, the list once again illustrates the great diversity in European cinema.
In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, these members have voted one nati...
