30 Nominations for MEDIA-Funded Films at the 30Th European Film

30 nominations for MEDIA-funded ﬁlms at the 30th European Film Awards edition

The 2017 European Film Awards will celebrate this Saturday in Berlin the greatest achievements in European cinema. Among the 27 feature ﬁlms that received a nomination, 16 ﬁlms have been supported through Creative Europe MEDIA programme of the EU.

Ruben Östlund’s Palme d'Or winning The Square tops the nominations of the European Film Awards (EFA) with ﬁve nominations for: Best Film, European Director, European Comedy, European Actor and European Screenwriter. Ildikó Enyedi’s Berlin Golden Bear winning On Body and Soul follows closely with four nominations for: Best ﬁlm, European Director, European Actress and European Screenwriter.

Overall, the EU has invested €6.5 million through the Creative Europe MEDIA programme to support the development and distribution of these 16 ﬁlms.

The nominations received by the MEDIA-supported features include:

Best Film

BPM (Beats per Minute) / 120 Battements par Minute (France) directed by Robin Campillo, received MEDIA support for distribution. On Body and Soul / Testről és Lélekről (Hungary) directed by Ildikó Enyedi was supported for its development and its distribution. The Other Side of Hope / Toivon Tuolla Puolen (Finland, Germany) directed & by Aki Kaurismäki was granted support for distribution. The Square (Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark) directed by Ruben Östlund received distribution support.

European Director

Ildikó Enyedi for On Body and Soul / Testről és Lélekről Aki Kaurismäki for The Other Side of Hope / Toivon Tuolla Puolen Yorgos Lanthimos for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Ireland, UK, Greece). The ﬁlm was supported by MEDIA funding at the earliest stages of its development (e.g. script writing) and at the distribution stage. Ruben Östlund for The Square

European Actress 2017

Paula Beer in Frantz (France, Germany) directed by François Ozon. The support received from MEDIA programme, via the distribution scheme, helped the film to be seen in 25 countries. Juliette Binoche in Bright Sunshine In / Un beau soleil intérieur (France) directed by Claire Denis. The film was supported at the distribution stage. Alexandra Borbély in On Body and Soul / Testről és Lélekről Isabelle Huppert in Happy End ( France, Germany, Austria) directed by Michael Haneke. Happy End was distributed in 13 countries via the MEDIA programme support. Florence Pugh in Lady Macbeth (UK) directed by William Oldroyd. This film was supported at the distribution stage.

European Actor

Claes Bang in The Square Colin Farrell in The Killing of a Sacred Deer Josef Hader in Stefan Zweig - Farewell To Europe/ Vor Der Morgenröte (Germany, Austria, France) directed by Maria Schrader. The ﬁlms was supported at the development and distribution stages. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart in BPM (Beats per Minute) / 120 Battements par Minute) Jean-Louis Trintignant in Happy End

European Screenwriter

Ildikó Enyedi for On Body and Soul / Testről és Lélekről Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Filippou for The Killing of a Sacred Deer Ruben Östlund for The Square François Ozon for Frantz

European Animated Feature Film

Louise by the Shore / Louise en Hiver (France, Canada), directed by Jean-François Laguionie, was supported at the development and distribution stages. Loving Vincent (Poland, UK), directed by Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman, was supported at the development and distribution stage. European Comedy

King of the Belgians (Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria), directed by Jessica Woodworth & Peter Brosens, received MEDIA support at the development and distribution stages. The Square Vincent and the End of The World / Vincent (Belgium, France), directed by Christophe van Rompaey, received MEDIA support at the development and distribution stages. Welcome to Germany / Willkommen Bei Den Hartmanns (Germany), directed by Simon Verhoeven, was supported at the distribution stage.

European Discovery 2017 – Prix FIPRESCI

Lady Macbeth Summer 1993 / Estiu 1993 (Spain), directed by Carla Simón, received MEDIA support via the development and distributions schemes.

Find out more about the nominated ﬁlms on the European Film Awards website.

This anniversary edition will also honor some of the ﬁlms and people that have accompanied the European Film Awards throughout the past 30 years. Find out more here.

3,000 EFA members will vote for the winners ahead of the awards ceremony on 9 December. The public also had the opportunity to cast their vote online for their favorite ﬁlm competing for People’s Choice Award. The winners will be announced on Saturday, 9th of December and the event will be streamed live on the EFA's website from 19.00 CET.

Background

European Film Academy

The European Film Academy was founded in 1988 as closing highlight of Berlin's European Cultural Capital year and as part of the first European Year of Film and Television. The European Film Academy members include more than 3,000 European film professionals who have a common goal to promote Europe’s film culture. Read more on their website.

Creative Europe MEDIA

Since its launch in 1991, the MEDIA programme, has supported the continuous transformation of the audiovisual industry and promoted creative collaboration across borders. It has invested €2.5 billion in European content, creativity and cultural diversity, helped in the development of thousands of ﬁlms, their international distribution and promotion. It has forged links between professionals and provided high quality training for thousands of producers, directors and screenwriters.

Each year, MEDIA supports around 2,000 European projects in ﬁlm, television, including series and other audio-visual works, which are distributed digitally in cinema, on television and through video on demand.

Useful links

Creative Europe MEDIA programme Factsheet on examples of ﬁlms supported by MEDIA

Factsheet on the MEDIA funding schemes

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

European Film Awards

European Film Academy