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European Film Academy Joins Call For Boycott Of Russian Films
The European Film Academy (EFA) has joined growing calls in the international cinema community for a boycott of Russian films.
In a statement sent out today attributed to CEO Matthijs Wouter Knol, the EFA said Russian movies would be excluded from this year's European Film Awards in December, and that the org was…
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European Film Awards Nixes Physical Ceremony As Covid Cancellations Rise Across Europe
The European Film Awards has cancelled its plans for a physical ceremony this year due to rising Covid numbers in Germany.
A small ceremony for nominees only was due to take place in Berlin on December 11. Instead, it will now take place in a hybrid of digital formats, including pre-produced and live online.
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European Film Awards: ‘Another Round’ Sweeps; Wins For Best Film, Mads Mikkelsen Best Actor, Thomas Vinterberg Best Director & Screenwriter With Tobias Lindholm
UPDATE, writethru: Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round swept the European Film Awards this evening, winning in each of its categories: Film, Director, Actor (Mads Mikkelsen) and Screenwriter (Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm). The drama that's Denmark's entry for the International Feature Oscar is also the biggest film at…
Spaghetti Western Locations Become ‘Euro Film Treasures’; Starzplay Launches On Rakuten; BBC Buys Ronnie Scott’s Doc – Global Briefs
The European Film Academy has awarded the Andalusian desert the title "Treasure of European Film Culture". The desert, in the Spanish province of Almeria, saw more than 300 films shoot there between the 1950s and 2020, famously including Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western trilogy A Fistful Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars M…
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Berlin EFM Director Matthijs Wouter Knol Leaving To Run European Film Academy
Matthijs Wouter Knol, the long-serving director of the Berlin International Film Festival’s European Film Market (EFM), is leaving his post to take the reins at the European Film Academy.
Wouter Knol will remain in situ until October 31, with Berlinale management exploring options for his succession. Next year’s EFM…
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‘Give Me Liberty’, ‘Parasite’ Win Macao Fest Prizes; Mike Downey Elected EFA Chairman – Global Briefs
The 2019 International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) closed yesterday (December 4) with an awards ceremony that saw Kirill Mikhanovsky's English/Russian-language comedy Give Me Liberty named best film in the international competition. A jury presided over by Chinese filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun awarded its best…
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European Film Awards Winners: ‘The Favourite’ Takes Top Honors; Antonio Banderas Best Actor – Full List
UPDATE: The 32 European Film Awards crowned The Favourite with a number of its prizes, even though the film was playing catch-up with last year. Still a lovely evening also bestowed wins on newcomers like Ladj Ly and increasingly promising talent like Céline Sciamma. Best Actor winner Antonio Banderas sent a message…
European Film Awards Nominations: Polanski’s ‘An Officer And A Spy’, Almodovar’s ‘Pain And Glory’, Bellocchio’s ‘Traitor’ Lead
The European Film Academy has unveiled its nominations for the 32nd European Film Awards with the ceremony to be held December 7 in Berlin. Among the titles to figure in the races, three are tied with four mentions each including Roman Polanski’s An Officer And A Spy, Pedro Almodovar’s Pain And Glory and Marco…
Cannes Unveils Line-Up For Hong Kong Event; Rakuten TV AVOD Offering; EFA Animated Film Noms; LFF Attendance – Global Briefs
Cannes Film Festival chiefs Pierre Lescure and Thierry Fremaux have named the six titles that will comprise its inaugural 'Film Week' at Hong Kong's K11 Musea in November (12-17). They include three from this year’s Cannes competition: Young Ahmed, which won best director, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, which took best…
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Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov Released From Russian Prison After More Than 5 Years
After more than five years of detention, and calls from international artists groups and governments, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was freed from a Russian prison today. In what has long been seen as an unjust situation, Sentsov was convicted in 2015 of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 20 years after…
European Film Awards: ‘Cold War’ Scoops Top Prizes In Politically-Charged Ceremony – Full List
UDPATE: In a typically politically and socially conscious ceremony, the European Film Academy delivered its European Film Awards tonight. In Seville, Spain, Amira Casar hosted the ceremony in what she said was a European climate "resembling the 1930s." It was a post-WW II movie that took the main prizes with Ida Oscar…
European Film Awards Nominations: ‘Cold War’, ‘Dogman’, ‘Border’ Lead – Full List
Nominations are in for the 31st European Film Awards with previous winner Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War leading the pack. The romance drama won the Best Director prize in Cannes and Pawlikowski is up here for the same nod. Cold War, Poland’s Oscar hopeful this year, is also mentioned in the Best Film, Screenwriting…
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