28th European Film Awards explained

Number:28
Award:European Film Awards
Award Link:European Film Awards
Date:12 December 2015
Site:Berlin, Germany
Organizer:European Film Academy
Best Picture:Youth
Best Actor:Michael Caine
Best Actress:Charlotte Rampling
Channel:Arte
Last:2014
Next:2016

The 28th European Film Awards were presented on 12 December 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.

Winners and nominees

European Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Youth Youth - La giovinezza
The Lobster
Mustang
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
Rams Hrútar
Victoria

European Comedy

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
The Bélier Family La Famille Bélier
The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament

European Documentary

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Amy
Dancing with Maria
The Look of Silence Senyap
A Syrian Love Story
Toto and His Sisters

European Animated Feature Film 2015

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)AnimationProduction country
Song of the Sea Fabian Earlinghauser & Sean McCarron
Adama Simon Rouby Pierre Ducos
Shaun the Sheep Movie Will Becher

People's Choice Award for Best European Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Writers(s)Production country
Marshland La isla mínima
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron Roy Andersson
Force Majeure Turist Ruben Östlund
Leviathan Левиафан Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
Samba Samba Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Serial (Bad) Weddings Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ? Guy Laurent, Philippe de Chauveron
The Imitation Game The Imitation Game
The Salt of the Earth Le Sel de la Terre David Rosier, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
Victoria Victoria Sebastian Schipper
White God Fehér isten

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Mustang
Goodnight Mommy Ich seh Ich seh
Limbo
Slow West John Maclean
Im Sommer wohnt er unten

European Director

Director(s)English titleOriginal title
Youth Youth - La giovinezza
Body Body / Ciało
The Lobster
Mia madre
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
Victoria

European Screenwriter

Screenwriter(s)English titleOriginal title
The Lobster
Aferim!
Ex Machina
45 Years
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
Youth Youth - La giovinezza

European Actor

ActorEnglish titleOriginal title
Youth Youth - La giovinezza
45 Years
The Lobster
13 Minutes Elser - Er hätte die Welt verändert
The Measure of a Man La Loi du marché

European Actress

ActressEnglish titleOriginal title
45 Years
Mia madre
Victoria
Ex Machina
Youth Youth - La giovinezza

Young Audience Award

Twelve- to fourteen-year-old audiences from across Europe voted for the winner after watching the three nominated films at special screenings held on "Young Audience Film Day" on 3 May.[3] [4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Writers(s)Production country
The Invisible Boy Il ragazzo invisibile Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, Stefano Sardo
My Skinny Sister Min lilla syster Sanna Lenken
You're Ugly Too Mark Noonan

European Short Film 2015

The nominees for Best Short Film were selected by independent juries at a series of film festivals throughout Europe.[5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)CountryNominating Festival
Picnic Piknik Drama International Short Film Festival
Dissonance
E.T.E.R.N.I.T. Giovanni Aloi
Field Study Eva Weber
Kung Fury David Sandberg Vila do Conde Film Festival
Listen Kuuntele Hamy Ramezan & Rungano Nyoni Tampere Film Festival
Our Body Naše telo Dane Komljen International Film Festival Rotterdam
Over Jörn Threlfall Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
Smile, and the World Will Smile Back Im tekhayekh, ha'Olam yekhayekh elekha Yoav Gross, Ehab Tarabieh & the al-Haddad family Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Son of the Wolf Fils du loup Lola Quivoron Locarno International Film Festival
Symbolic Threats Mischa Leinkauf, Lutz Henke & Matthias Wermke Grimstad Film Festival
The Runner El corredor José Luis Montesinos Valladolid International Film Festival
The Translator Çevirmen Emre Kayiş Sarajevo Film Festival
This Place We Call Our Home Thora Lorentzen & Sybilla Tuxen Kraków Film Festival
Washingtonia Konstantina Kotzamani

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EFA to Honor Christoph Waltz, Charlotte Rampling . The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Web site: European Film Awards Winners 2015: Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth' Scoops Best Film, Director & Actor For Michael Caine . Deadline.
  3. Web site: THE INVISIBLE BOY Wins Young Audience Award 2015 . European Film Academy.
  4. Web site: Don't Miss the Young Audience Film Day! . European Film Academy.
  5. Web site: EFA Shorts Nominations 2015 . 30 September 2015 . European Film Academy.