2019 Films

2019 Films

Back in Berlin, where the European Film Awards take place every second year, the 32nd edition saw the great success of the British-Irish co-production THE FAVOURITE which won European Film and Comedy, Director for Yorgos Lanthimos, Actress for Olivia Colman, Cinematography for Robbie Ryan, Editing for Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Costume Design for Sandy Powell and Make-up & Hair for Nadia Stacey.

European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI went to LES MISÉRABLES (France) by Ladj Ly, European Documentary to FOR SAMA (UK, USA) by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, European Animated Feature Film to BUÑUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES (Spain, the Netherlands) by Salvador Simó, and European Short Film to THE CHRISTMAS GIFT (Romania, Spain) by Bogdan Mureşanu.

Antonio Banderas took home European Actor for his performance in PAIN AND GLORY which also won European Production Design for Antxon Gómez and Céline Sciamma European Screenwriter for PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE which also received the European University Film Award.

Further awards went to SYSTEM CRASHER (John Gürtler for Original Score), A TWELVE-YEAR NIGHT (Eduardo Esquide, Nacho Royo-Villanova and Laurent Chassaigne for Sound) and ABOUT ENDLESSNESS (Martin Ziebell, Sebastian Kaltmeyer, Néha Hirve, Jesper Brodersen and Torgeir Busch for Visual Effects).

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2019 Films
  • LES MISÉRABLES

    Stéphane has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, in the Paris suburbs. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly discovers tensions running high between neighbourhood gangs. When they find themselves overrun during the cour...

  • M

    Suburbs of Tel Aviv. Bnei Brak, world capital of the Haredim, the ultra-Orthodox Jews.

    When he was a kid, Menahem Lang was known for his kindness, his commitment to Talmud school and especially his golden voice, which made him a renowned performer of liturgical chants. But he was hiding a secret...

  • MARONA'S FANTASTIC TALE

    Victim of an accident, a small female dog remembers her different masters she has unconditionally loved. With her unfailing empathy, Marona has rought lightness and innocence in each of the homes she has lived in.

    Direction: Anca Damian

    Script: Anghel Damian

    Production: Anca Damian

    Co-Product...

  • OLEG

    Belgium, today: Oleg is a young Latvian butcher. He arrives in Brussels in the hope of getting a better salary in a meat factory.
    His experience turns short after being betrayed by a colleague.
    Alone in a country where he doesn’t belong, he quickly falls under the yoke of Andrzej, a Polish crimin...

  • OUT STEALING HORSES

    November 1999. 67-year-old Trond lives in new-found desolation, looking forward to New Year’s Eve 2000 alone. He discovers he has a neighbor, a man he knew in 1948. The summer Trond turned 15. The summer Trond’s father prepared him to shoulder his forthcoming betrayal and disappearance. The summe...

  • PAUSE

    Elpida, a middle-aged housewife, is trapped in the misery of an oppressive marriage, with a man who has no consideration for her feelings and needs. Her monotonous life is disrupted when a young painter is employed to paint the building she lives in. Her imagination then starts to flourish as she...

  • PUSH

    Landlords without faces. Apartments without tenants. A documentary exploring the new, unlivable city.

    Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unlivable cities and an escalating crisis that ...

  • PUTIN'S WITNESSES

    The events of the film begin on 31 December 1999 when Russia was acquainted with its new President Vladimir Putin. The film is based on unique and strictly documentary testimonies of the true causes and consequences of the operation “Successor”, as a result of which Russia ended up with the Presi...

  • RECONSTRUCTION

    Olda (17) is an accused waiting for his trial in a detention centre for juveniles. The monotone prison life is gradually intertwined with memories of a police reconstruction. It took one summer night for the holiday boredom to turn into a cruel fun that resulted in death.

    Direction: Jiří Havlíče...

  • SANTIAGO, ITALIA

    From September 1973, after the military coup led by General Pinochet, the Italian embassy in Santiago has hosted hundreds and hundreds of asylum seekers.

    Through interviews with the protagonists, SANTIAGO, ITALIA tells the story of that dramatic period, during which some Italian diplomats have m...

  • SCHEME BIRDS

    SCHEME BIRDS bursts with the frustration of a generation of Scots let down by society’s promises. We see the fading steel town through the eyes of Gemma, a soon-to-be mother on the verge of adulthood. In a place where you “either get knocked up or locked up,” Gemma carves out brief moments of ten...

  • SELFIE

    Alessandro and Pietro are 16 years-old and live in Naples, district of Traiano where, in the summer of 2014, Davide Bifolco, also 16, was shot by a policeman who mistook him for a fugitive. They are inseparable friends, Alessandro works as a waiter in a bar, Pietro dreams to become a hairdresser....

  • SIBEL

    In a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey's Black Sea region, 25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area.
    Rejected by her fellow villagers, she relentlessly hunts down a wolf that is said to...

  • SONS OF DENMARK

    One year after a major bomb attack in Copenhagen, radicalisation around the country has intensified and ethnic tensions are running high. The next parliamentary election is near, and the extremely nationalist political leader Martin Nordahl is set for a landslide victory. 19-year-old Zakaria gets...

  • SORRY WE MISSED YOU

    Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver.

    Direction: Ken Loach

    Script: Paul Laverty

    ...

  • STITCHES

    Based on true events, STITCHES takes place in contemporary Belgrade, 18 years after a young seamstress was coldly informed of her newborn's sudden death. She still believes the infant was stolen from her. Dismissed by others as paranoid and with a mother’s determination, she summons the strength ...

  • SYSTEM CRASHER

    She is small, but dangerous. Wherever Benni ends up, she is immediately expelled. The wild 9-year-old girl has already become what child protection services call a “system crasher”. And she is certainly not looking to change her ways. Because Benni has one single goal: to be back at home with her...

  • TEL AVIV ON FIRE

    Israel/ Palestine, today:

    Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as an intern on a popular Palestinian soap opera, “Tel Aviv on Fire,” which is produced in Ramallah. Every day, Salam must pass through an arduous Israeli checkpoint to reach the television studios. He...

  • THE CHRISTMAS GIFT

    WINNER EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2019

    On the 20th of December, 1989, a few days after Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's bloody repression in Timisoara, a father’s quiet evening turns to sheer ordeal as he finds out that his little son has mailed a letter of wishes to Santa. As far as the child und...

  • THE COLLINI CASE

    For over 30 years, Fabrizio Collini has worked diligently for a German carmaker before going and killing a man, seemingly on a whim. It's a nightmare for lawyer Caspar Leinen, who takes over his case as a court-assigned lawyer: The victim, respected industrialist Jean-Baptiste Meyer, is the grand...

  • THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER

    Benedetta wants to disappear. As iconic fashion model in the 1960s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dalí, Penn and Avedon. As a radical feminist in the 1970s, she fought for the rights and emancipation of women. But at the age of 75, she becomes fed up with all the roles that life imposed upon her a...

  • THE INNOCENT

    Something changes when Ruth sees a man she strangely seems to recognise. Without talking to him, she returns home. Long ago, she loved him. He has spent 20 years in prison for a murder he claims he did not commit. Ruth has never met him since his conviction.
    Ruth has two teen-aged daughters, a h...

  • THE MARVELOUS MISADVENTURES OF THE STONE LADY

    Tired of being a banal architectural ornament, a sculpture runs away from the Louvre to confront real life on the streets of Paris.

    Direction: Gabriel Abrantes

    Script: Gabriel Abrantes

    Production: Justin Taurand

    Co-Production: Gabriel Abrantes

    Cinematography: Kanamé Onoyama

    Editing: Margari...

  • THE REALM

    In a corrupt system which survives and perpetuates itself over the years, being a politician is a real privilege for those who know how to play their cards.

    A coastal city in the year 2007: A group of friends, colleagues in a political party, enjoy life, luxury yachts and expensive restaurants....