24-08-2016

Fifteen Films from CEE in the EFA Selection 2016

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    United States of Love by Tomasz Wasilewski United States of Love by Tomasz Wasilewski photo: Oleg Mutu, Manana

    BERLIN: Fifteen majority and minority coproductions from CEE countries are among the 50 titles from EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2016.

    In the 20 countries with the largest amount of EFA Members, the members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a Selection Committee consisting of EFA Board Members and invited experts Péter Bognár (Hungary), Dave Calhoun (UK), Paz Lazaro Barquilla (Spain), Christophe Leparc (France) and Alik Shpilyuk (Ukraine) has included further films.

    In the coming weeks, over 3,000 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the categories: European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on 5 November 2016 at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain. A 7-member jury will decide on the awards' recipients in the categories: European Cinematographer, Editor, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Hair & Make-up Artist, Composer and Sound Designer.

    The 29th European Film Awards with the presentation of the winners will take place on 10 December in Wroclaw, European Capital of Culture 2016.

    The selected CEE films are:

    Dawn / Ausma (Latvia, Estonia, Poland)
    Directed by Laila Pakalnina
    Produced by Hargla Pictures
    Coproduced by Digital Sputnik, Staron Film
    Supported by the National Film Center of Latvia, Latvian Cultural Capital Foundation, Polish Film Institute

    Death in Sarajevo / Smrt u sarajevu (2016, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Danis Tanović
    Produced by Margo Films and CCA/pro.ba
    Coproduced by France 3 Cinema

    Graduation / Bacalaureat (Romania, France, Belgium)
    Directed by Cristian Mungiu
    Produced by Mobra Films
    Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma
    Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre (CNC), Eurimages

    I, Olga Hepnarova (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France)
    Directed by Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb
    Produced by Black Balance
    Coproduced by Media Brigade, Alef Film and Media Group, Love.FRAME, Spoon, Barrandov StudiosMichael Samuelson Lighting Prague,  FAMU, Arizona Productions, Odra Film
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute , the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Odra Film

    KIlls on Wheels (Hungary)
    Directed by Tiszta Szivvel
    Produced by: Judit Stalter

    Lost in Munich (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Petr Zelenka
    Produced by Lucky Man Films
    Coproduced by the Czech Television and Barrandov Studio
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    On the Other Side / S one strane (Croatia, Serbia)
    Directed by Zrinko Ogresta
    Produced by Interfilm and Zillion Films
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    One of Us / Einer von Uns (Austria)
    Directed by Stephan Richter

    Sieranevada (Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, France)
    Directed by Cristi Puiu
    Produced by Mandragora
    Coproduced by Studioul de Creaţie Cinematografică Romania, 2006 d.o.o., Spiritus Movens, Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production, Alcatraz Films
    Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre, Fondacija za Kinematografiju Sarajevo, the Macedonian Film Agency, the Eurimages, Region Ile de France

    Sparrows / Þrestir (Iceland, Denmark, Croatia)
    Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
    Produced by Nimbus Film, Nimbus Iceland, Halibut
    Coproduced by Pegasus Pictures, MP – Film Production
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Strange Heaven / Obce niebo (Poland)
    Directed by Dariusz Gajewski
    Produced by Tak Film
    Coproduced by TVN, Agora, LSW Leśnodorski Ślusarek i Wspólnicy
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Lure / Córki Dancingu (Poland)
    Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
    Produced by Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych WFDiF
    Coproduced by Platige Image, Telewizja Polska – Agencja Produkcji Telewizyjnej i Filmowej
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Paradise Suite (Netherlands, Sweden, Bulgaria)
    Directed by Joost Van Ginkel
    Produced by PRPL
    Coproduced by GötaFilm, Film Väst , KaBoAl Pictures  

    Toni Erdmann (Germany, Austria, Romania)
    Directed by Maren Ade
    Produced by Komplizen Film
    Coproduced by Coop99 Filmproduktion, Hi Film Productions

    United States of Love / Zjednoczone Stany Miłości (Poland, Sweden)
    Directed by Tomasz Wasilewski
    Produced by Manana
    Coproduced by VP SA, Film i Väst, Common Ground Pictures
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute