The European Film Awards Winners
THE WHITE RIBBON wins European Film 2009.
Picture: EFA/ActionPress/Guido Ohlenbostel
Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy now unites more than 2,000 European film professionals with the common aim of promoting Europe’s film culture.
Few surprises at the 22nd EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS:
Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon), Germany/Austria/France/Italy written and directed by Michael Haneke produced by Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Margaret Menegoz & Andrea Occhipinti
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2009
Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)
EUROPEAN ACTOR 2009
Tahar Rahim in Un ProphEte (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2009
Kate Winslet in The Reader (Der Vorleser)
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2009
Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2009 Anthony Dod Mantle for Antichrist & Slumdog Millionaire
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D'EXCELLENCE 2009 Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier & Marc Doisne for the Sound Design, Un ProphEte (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2009
Alberto Iglesias for Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces)
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2009
Katalin Varga, Romania/UK/Hungary
written & directed by Peter Strickland
produced by Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu & Peter Strickland
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2009 Mia et le Migou (Mia and the Migoo), France/Italy directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd, co-directed by Nora Twomey
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2009
POSTE RESTANTE by Marcel Łoziński
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ken Loach
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
Isabelle Huppert
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2009 - Prix ARTE THE SOUND OF INSECTS - Record of a Mummy, Switzerland by Peter Liechti
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - Prix EURIMAGES Diana Elbaum and Jani Thiltges
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2009 - Prix FIPRESCI Andrzej Wajda for TATARAK (Sweet Rush)
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD for Best European Film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, UK directed by Danny Boyle written by Simon Beaufoy produced by Christian Colson
THE 22nd EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS:
Ruhr Metropolis / Germany, 12 Dec 2009
The 22nd European Film Awards are presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions with the support of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010 "Essen for the Ruhr", the Minister President and the Minister for Federal and European Affairs and the Media of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Filmstiftung NRW.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS: The German State Minister for Culture and the Media * MEDIA Programme of the EU * FFA German Federal Film Board * Paul Mitchell
* RWE AG * TNT Express *
