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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THE TRAITOR
In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arres...
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THE WHITE CROW
A young man of just 22, dressed in a black beret and a dark narrow suit, is on an aeroplane flying from St Petersburg to Paris. It is 1961 and Rudolf Nureyev, not yet the imperious figure of legend, is a member of the world-renowned Kirov Ballet Company, travelling for the first time outside the ...
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TWIN FLOWER
TWIN FLOWER is the dark tale of two teens abused and damaged by life, who together, try to regain their lost innocence.
16-year-old Anna is on the run, escaping from a violent event that traumatised her. Because of what has happened to her she has lost her voice.
On the road she is rescued by Bas... -
WATERMELON JUICE
Barbara and Pol spend a few days on holiday with a group of friends in a house surrounded by nature. They want to have a good time and find a peaceful space where they can enjoy their intimacy.
With the support of Pol, in the midst of nature, between tears and laughter, Barbara will heal old ...
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WEREWOLF
Summer, 1945: Eight children from the Gross Rosen concentration camp find a provisional hiding place in an abandoned orphanage nearby, lost among forests. It seems that after the horrors of the war, feral children may come back to normal life. All of a sudden, the idyllic atmosphere of peace and ...
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WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE?
Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shock waves throughout the country. A black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the B...
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YESTERDAY
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that Th...
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YOUNG AHMED
In Belgium, today, the destiny of young Ahmed, 13, caught between his imam's ideals of purity and life's temptations.
Direction: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Script: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Production: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Co-Production: Denis Freyd
Cinematography: Ben...
