The 29th European Film Awards were presented on 10 December 2016 in Wrocław, Poland.European Film Awards 2016 Go to Wroclaw The ceremony is one of a number of events to take place in Wrocław as the city is a 2016 European Capital of Culture, along with San Sebastián. The nominations and winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
Ceremony The ceremony focused on a political message against ongoing nationalism and euroscepticism. The European Film Academy also remarked on Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who is imprisoned in Russia.
Selection
24 Weeks A Man Called Ove A War Being 17 Beyond the Mountains and Hills Chevalier Dawn Death in Sarajevo Don't Be Bad Elle Florence Foster Jenkins Frenzy Graduation I, Daniel Blake I, Olga Hepnarová Julieta Kills on Wheels Köpek Land of Mine Letters from War Like Crazy Lost in Munich Mammal Mimosas On the Other Side One of Us Perfect Strangers Pyromaniac Rauf Room Sieranevada Song of Songs Sparrows Strange Haven Suffragette Suntan The Ardennes The Commune The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki The Lure The Olive Tree The Paradise Suite The People vs. Fritz Bauer The Student The Unknown Girl Things to Come Tikkun Toni Erdmann Truman United States of Love
Awards voted by EFA Members Best Film The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016 in Seville, Spain at the Seville European Film Festival. Four films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake, and FIPRESCI Critics Award Toni Erdmann. One film (Room) has been already nominated for the Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards. Three films (Toni Erdmann, Elle, Julieta) had been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Two films (I, Daniel Blake, Toni Erdmann) received nominations at the 18th British Independent Film Awards.
Toni Erdmann is the first film directed by a woman to win best picture.
English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageToni Erdmann Maren Ade Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael Merkt Komplizen Film, Coop99, KNM, Missing Link Films, SWR, WDR, Arte, MonkeyBoy German, English, RomanianElle Paul Verhoeven Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt SBS Productions, Pallas Film, France 2 Cinéma, Entre Chien et Loup, Canal+, France Télévisions, Orange Cinéma Séries, Casa Kafka Pictures, Proximus, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Filmförderungsanstalt French I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach Rebecca O'Brien Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Entertainment One, Les Films du Fleuve, Canal+, Ciné+, BE TV, British Film Institute, BBC, France 2, France Télévisions, Le Pacte, VOO EnglishJulieta Pedro Almodóvar Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Esther García El Deseo, Canal+ France, Ciné +, Televisión Española Spanish Room Lenny Abrahamson Ed Guiney, David Gross Telefilm Canada, Filmnation Entertainment, Irish Film Board, Element Pictures, No Trace Camping, Film4 English
Best Comedy The nominees were announced on 25 October 2016. English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageA Man Called Ove Hannes Holm Annica Bellander, Nicklas Wikström Nicastro Tre Vänner SwedishLook Who's Back David Wnendt Lars Dittrich, Christopher Müller Mythos Film GermanOne Man and His Cow Mohamed Hamidi Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou Quad Productions French, Arabic
Best Director The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016 Director(s) English title Maren Ade Toni Erdmann Pedro Almodóvar Julieta Ken Loach I, Daniel Blake Cristian Mungiu Graduation Paul Verhoeven Elle
Best Screenwriter The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016 Director(s) English title Maren Ade Toni Erdmann Paul Laverty I, Daniel Blake Emma Donoghue Room Cristian Mungiu Graduation Tomasz Wasilewski United States of Love
Best Actress The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016 Actress English title Role Sandra Hüller Toni Erdmann Ines Conradi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Like Crazy Beatrice Morandini Valdirana Trine Dyrholm The Commune Anna Isabelle Huppert Elle Michèle Leblanc Emma Suárez Julieta Julieta Adriana Ugarte Julieta younger Julieta
Best Actor The nominees were announced on 6 November 2016. Actor English title Role Peter Simonischek Toni Erdmann Winfried Conradi / Toni Erdmann Javier Cámara Truman Tomás Hugh Grant Florence Foster Jenkins St. Clair Bayfield Dave Johns I, Daniel Blake Daniel Blake Burghart Klaußner The People vs. Fritz Bauer Fritz Bauer Rolf Lassgård A Man Called Ove Ove
Technical awards A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the selection list. The members of the jury were: Benoît Barouh, production designer, France Paco Delgado, costume designer, Spain Martin Gschlacht, cinematographer, Austria Dean Humphreys, sound designer, UK Era Lapid, editor, Israel Waldemar Pokromski, make-up artist, Poland Giuliano Taviani, composer, Italy.
Best Composer The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. Winner(s) English title Ilya Demutsky The Student
Best Cinematographer The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. Winner(s) English title Camilla Hjelm Knudsen Land of Mine
Best Editor The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. English title Winner(s) Stefanie Bieker Land of Mine
Best Production Designer The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. Winner(s) English title Alice Normington Suffragette
Best Costume Designer The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. English title Winner(s) Stefanie Bieker Land of Mine
Best Sound Designer The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. Winner(s) English title Radosław Ochnio 11 Minutes
Best Makeup and Hairstyling The winners were announced on 17 November 2016. Winner(s) English title Barbara Kreuzer Land of Mine
Critics Award European Discovery The nominees were announced on 19 September 2016. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI. English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki Juho Kuosmanen Juho Kuosmanen Aamu Filmcompany, ONE TWO Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu, Film Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion AB Finnish, EnglishDogs Bogdan Mirica Marcela Ursu 42 km Film, EZ Films RomanianLiebmann Jules Herrmann Jules Herrmann Ester.Reglin.Film Produktionsgesellschaft French, German, EnglishSand Storm Elite Zexer Haim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg 2-Team Productions, Rotor Film Babelsberg ArabicThirst Svetla Tsotsorkova Svetla Tsotsorkova, Nadejda Koseva Front Film Bulgarian
Best Animated Feature Film The nominees were announced on 25 October 2016. Two films nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. One film (My Life as a Courgette) has been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. My Life as a Courgette also in official selection for The European Parliament's LUX Prize. English title Director(s) Animator(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageMy Life as a Courgette Claude Barras Kim Keukeleire Armelle Glorennec, Éric Jacquot, Marc Bonny Gebeka Films, Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Animation, KNM FrenchPsyconauts, the Forgotten Children Alberto Vázquez, Pedro Rivero Krhis Cembe Farruco Castroman, Carlos Juarez, Luis Tosar Basque Films SpanishThe Red Turtle Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit Vincent Maraval Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Studio Ghibli, CN4 Productions, Arte France Cinéma, Belvision None
Audience awards People's Choice Award The nominees were announced on 1 September 2016. English title Director(s) Production countryBody Małgorzata Szumowska A Man Called Ove Hannes Holm A War Tobias Lindholm Aferim! Radu Jude Fire at Sea Gianfranco Rosi Julieta Pedro Almodóvar Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven Spectre Sam Mendes The Brand New Testament Jaco Van Dormael The Danish Girl Tom Hooper The High Sun Dalibor Matanić , The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos
Best Children and Family Film The winners were announced on 10 May 2016. English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageMiss Impossible Emilie Deleuze Tatiana Bouchain Ad Vitam Production, Agat Films & Cie FrenchGirls Lost Alexandra-Therese Keining Ellinor Lingvall Götafilm SwedishRauf Soner Caner, Baris Kaya Ali Ozgur Ates, Soner Caner, Baris Kaya, Kazim Ugur Kizilaslan, Selman Kizilaslan, Burak Ozan Peri Istanbul, Aslan Film Turkish, Kurdish
University Award The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on 5 October 2016. Films were selected by: Feo Aladag (director/Germany), Dagmar Brunow (academic, Linnaeus University/Sweden), Luis Martinez Lopez (journalist, EL MUNDO/Spain), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (director/Ukraine) and Patrick Sobelman (producer/France). Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favourite film. The following 13 universities from 13 European countries participated: Czech Republic: Charles University/Prague France: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 Germany: University of Rostock Greece: University of the Aegean/Mytilini (Lesbos) Hungary: Pázmány Péter Catholic University/Budapest Ireland: University College Cork Italy: University of Udine Netherlands: Utrecht University Poland: University of Lodz Portugal: University of Lisbon Sweden: Linnaeus University/Växjö Turkey: Kadir Has University/Istanbul United Kingdom: John Moores University/Liverpool
English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach Rebecca O'Brien Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Entertainment One, Les Films du Fleuve, Canal+, Ciné+, BE TV, British Film Institute, BBC, France 2, France Télévisions, Le Pacte, VOO EnglishGraduation Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu Les Films du Fleuve, Mobra Films, Romanian Film Board, Why Not Productions RomanianThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki Juho Kuosmanen Juho Kuosmanen Aamu Filmcompany, ONE TWO Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu, Film Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion AB Finnish, EnglishFire at Sea Gianfranco Rosi Gianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, Donatella Palermo Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France Cinéma, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali ItalianToni Erdmann Maren Ade Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael Merkt Komplizen Film, Coop99, KNM, Missing Link Films, SWR, WDR, Arte, MonkeyBoy German, English, Romanian
Best Documentary English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageFire at Sea Gianfranco Rosi Gianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, Donatella Palermo Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France Cinéma, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali Italian21 X New York Piotr Stasik Agnieszka Wasiak Lava Films English, ChineseA Family Affair Tom Fassaert Wout Conijn Conijn Film Dutch, EnglishMr. Gaga Tomer Heymann Barak Heymann, Diana Holtzberg Heymann Brothers Films, ZDF, ARTE, AVROTROS, SVT Hebrew, EnglishS Is for Stanley Alex Infascelli Inti Carboni, Federica Paniccia, Alex Infascelli, Lorenzo Foschi, Davide Lucchetti Kinethica, Lock & Valentine English, ItalianThe Land of the Enlightened Pieter-Jan De Pue Bart van Langendonck Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Submarine, ZDF, Arte, Canvas, IKON, Eyeworks, Prime, Sciapode Persian, English
Best Short Film To be considered for a nomination, a short film has to screen in competition at any of the participating festivals: 13 - 24 Oct. 2015: Film Fest Gent (Belgium) 19 - 25 Oct. 2015: Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) 24 - 31 October 2015: Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain) 6 - 15 Nov. 2015: Cork Film Festival (Ireland)