29th European Film Awards
Narodowe Forum Muzyki
Date10 December 2016
SiteNational Forum of Music, Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland
Hosted byMaciej Stuhr
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Highlights
Best PictureToni Erdmann
Best DirectionMaren Ade
Toni Erdmann
Best ActorPeter Simonischek
Toni Erdmann
Best ActressSandra Hüller
Toni Erdmann
Most awardsToni Erdmann (5/6), Land of Mine (4/4)
Most nominationsToni Erdmann (6), I, Daniel Blake (6)
Television coverage
ChannelArte, TVN, NTV Plus, HBO Europe, RAI Movie, Movistar+, Cosmote TV, Curzon Home Cinema, 15 min, LTV, ETV+

The 29th European Film Awards were presented on 10 December 2016 in Wrocław, Poland.[1] 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.[2] 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

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.[3] 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.[4]

English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
Toni ErdmannMaren AdeMaren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael MerktKomplizen Film, Coop99, KNM, Missing Link Films, SWR, WDR, Arte, MonkeyBoyGermany AustriaGerman, English, Romanian
EllePaul VerhoevenSaïd Ben Saïd, Michel MerktSBS 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, FilmförderungsanstaltFrance Germany BelgiumFrench
I, Daniel BlakeKen LoachRebecca O'BrienSixteen 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, VOOUnited Kingdom FranceEnglish
JulietaPedro AlmodóvarAgustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Esther GarcíaEl Deseo, Canal+ France, Ciné +, Televisión EspañolaSpainSpanish
RoomLenny AbrahamsonEd Guiney, David GrossTelefilm Canada, Filmnation Entertainment, Irish Film Board, Element Pictures, No Trace Camping, Film4Republic of Ireland CanadaEnglish

Best Comedy

The nominees were announced on 25 October 2016.

English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
A Man Called OveHannes HolmAnnica Bellander, Nicklas Wikström NicastroTre VännerSwedenSwedish
Look Who's BackDavid WnendtLars Dittrich, Christopher MüllerMythos FilmGermanyGerman
One Man and His CowMohamed HamidiNicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann ZenouQuad ProductionsFrance AlgeriaFrench, Arabic

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.

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 Language
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli MäkiJuho KuosmanenJuho KuosmanenAamu Filmcompany, ONE TWO Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu, Film Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion ABFinland Germany SwedenFinnish, English
DogsBogdan MiricaMarcela Ursu42 km Film, EZ FilmsRomania Bulgaria France QatarRomanian
LiebmannJules HerrmannJules HerrmannEster.Reglin.Film ProduktionsgesellschaftGermanyFrench, German, English
Sand StormElite ZexerHaim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg2-Team Productions, Rotor Film BabelsbergIsraelArabic
ThirstSvetla TsotsorkovaSvetla Tsotsorkova, Nadejda KosevaFront FilmBulgariaBulgarian

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 Language
My Life as a CourgetteClaude BarrasKim KeukeleireArmelle Glorennec, Éric Jacquot, Marc BonnyGebeka Films, Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Animation, KNMSwitzerland FranceFrench
Psyconauts, the Forgotten ChildrenAlberto Vázquez, Pedro RiveroKrhis CembeFarruco Castroman, Carlos Juarez, Luis TosarBasque FilmsSpainSpanish
The Red TurtleMichaël Dudok de WitMichaël Dudok de WitVincent MaravalWhy Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Studio Ghibli, CN4 Productions, Arte France Cinéma, BelvisionFrance BelgiumNone

Audience awards

People's Choice Award

The nominees were announced on 1 September 2016.[5]

English title Director(s) Production country
BodyMałgorzata SzumowskaPoland
A Man Called OveHannes HolmSweden Norway
A WarTobias LindholmDenmark
Aferim!Radu JudeRomania Bulgaria Czech Republic
Fire at SeaGianfranco RosiItaly France
JulietaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
MustangDeniz Gamze ErgüvenFrance Germany Turkey
SpectreSam MendesUnited Kingdom
The Brand New TestamentJaco Van DormaelBelgium France Luxembourg
The Danish GirlTom HooperUnited Kingdom
The High SunDalibor MatanićCroatia, Slovenia Serbia
The LobsterYorgos LanthimosUnited Kingdom Republic of Ireland Greece France Netherlands

Best Children and Family Film

The winners were announced on 10 May 2016.

English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
Miss ImpossibleEmilie DeleuzeTatiana BouchainAd Vitam Production, Agat Films & CieFranceFrench
Girls LostAlexandra-Therese KeiningEllinor LingvallGötafilmSweden FinlandSwedish
RaufSoner Caner, Baris KayaAli Ozgur Ates, Soner Caner, Baris Kaya, Kazim Ugur Kizilaslan, Selman Kizilaslan, Burak OzanPeri Istanbul, Aslan FilmTurkeyTurkish, 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 BlakeKen LoachRebecca O'BrienSixteen 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, VOOUnited Kingdom FranceEnglish
GraduationCristian MungiuCristian MungiuLes Films du Fleuve, Mobra Films, Romanian Film Board, Why Not ProductionsRomania France BelgiumRomanian
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli MäkiJuho KuosmanenJuho KuosmanenAamu Filmcompany, ONE TWO Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu, Film Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion ABFinland Germany SwedenFinnish, English
Fire at SeaGianfranco RosiGianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, Donatella PalermoStemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France Cinéma, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività CulturaliItaly FranceItalian
Toni ErdmannMaren AdeMaren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael MerktKomplizen Film, Coop99, KNM, Missing Link Films, SWR, WDR, Arte, MonkeyBoyGermany AustriaGerman, English, Romanian

Best Documentary

English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language
Fire at SeaGianfranco RosiGianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, Donatella PalermoStemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France Cinéma, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività CulturaliItaly FranceItalian
21 X New YorkPiotr StasikAgnieszka WasiakLava FilmsPolandEnglish, Chinese
A Family AffairTom FassaertWout ConijnConijn FilmNetherlands Belgium Denmark South AfricaDutch, English
Mr. GagaTomer HeymannBarak Heymann, Diana HoltzbergHeymann Brothers Films, ZDF, ARTE, AVROTROS, SVTIsrael Sweden Germany NetherlandsHebrew, English
S Is for StanleyAlex InfascelliInti Carboni, Federica Paniccia, Alex Infascelli, Lorenzo Foschi, Davide LucchettiKinethica, Lock & ValentineItalyEnglish, Italian
The Land of the EnlightenedPieter-Jan De PueBart van LangendonckSavage Film, Fastnet Films, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Submarine, ZDF, Arte, Canvas, IKON, Eyeworks, Prime, SciapodeBelgium Republic of Ireland Netherlands Germany AfghanistanPersian, 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)
  • 27 Jan. - 7 Feb. 2016: International Film Festival Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
  • 5 - 13 Feb. 2016: International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand (France)
  • 11 - 21 Feb. 2016: Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
  • 9 - 13 Mar. 2016: Tampere Film Festival (Finland)
  • 29 May - 5 Jun. 2016: Kraków Film Festival (Poland)
  • 9 - 17 Jul 2016: Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival/ (Portugal)
  • 3 - 13 Aug. 2016: Festival del film Locarno (Switzerland)
  • 12 - 20 Aug. 2016: Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
  • 31 Aug. - 10 Sep. 2016: Venice Film Festival (Italy)
  • 19 - 24 Sep. 2016: International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece)
  • 20 - 25 Sep. 2016: Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Bristol (UK)
English title Original title Director(s) Type Minutes Production country Language(s) Festival
9 days: From My Window in Aleppo-Thomas Vroege, Floor van der Meulen, Issa Toumadocumentary13 min.Netherlands SyriaArabicBristol
The WallLe murSamuel Lampaertfiction8 minBelgiumChineseGhent
Edmond-Nina Gantzanimation10 min.United KingdomEnglishUppsala
The GoodbyeEl adiósClara Roquetfiction15 min.Spain United StatesSpanishValladolid
90 Degrees North90 Grad NordDetsky Graffamfiction21 min.GermanyGermanCork
We All Love the SeashoreTout le monde aime le bord de la merKeina Espiñeirafiction/documentary18 min.SpainSpanishRotterdam
In the Distance-Florian Groliganimation7 min.Germany-Clermont-Ferrand
A Man Returned -Mahdi Fleifeldocumentary30 min.United Kingdom Denmark Netherlands LebanonArabicBerlin
Small Talk-Even Hafnor, Lisa Brooke Hansenfiction21 min.NorwayNorwegianTampere
I'm Not From HereYo no soy de aquíMaite Alberdi, Giedrė Žickytėdocumentary26 min.Chile Denmark LithuaniaSpanish, BasqueKraków
Home-Daniel Mulloyfiction20 min.Kosovo United Kingdom AlbaniaEnglishVila do Conde
The Fullness of Time (Romance)L'immense retourManon Coubiafiction14 min.Belgium BelgiumFrenchLocarno
Limbo-Konstantina Kotzamanifiction30 min.Greece FranceGreekSarajevo
Amalimbo-Juan Pablo Libossartanimation15 min.Sweden EstoniaSwedishVenice
Shooting StarПадаща звездаLyubo Yonchevfiction28 min.Bulgaria ItalyBulgarianDrama

European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages

The winners were announced on 15 November 2016.

Recipient Occupation
Netherlands Leontine PetitProducer

Honorary Awards

List of partners

The European Film Awards 2016 are presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions in co-operation with:

References

  1. European Film Awards 2016 Go to Wroclaw
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  4. Brown, Mark (11 December 2016). "Toni Erdmann sweeps the board at European film awards 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. "Vote Opens for People's Choice Award". EFA.
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