2021 Films
Celebrated in a hybrid format from Berlin, the 34th European Film Awards highlighted achievements in various European co-productions. While TITANE had most nominations, QUO VADIS, AIDA? and FLEE both took home three awards.
QUO VADIS, AIDA? (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austria, The Netherlands, France, Poland, Norway, Germany, Romania, Turkey) received the awards European Film, Director for Jasmila Žbanić and Actress for Jasna Đuričić. FLEE (Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway) by Jonas Poher Rasmussen won European Documentary, Animated Feature Film and the European University Film Award.
NINJABABY (Norway) by Yngvild Sve Flikke won European Comedy, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (USA, UK) by Emerald Fennell won European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI, and MY UNCLE TUDOR (Belgium, Portugal, Hungary, Moldova) by Olga Lucovnicova won European Short Film.
Anthony Hopkins was honoured for his role iin THE FATHER which also received European Screenwriter for Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton.
Further awards went to GREAT FREEDOM (Crystel Fournier for Cinematography, Nils Petter Molvaer and Peter Brötzmann for Original Score), UNCLENCHING THE FISTS (Mukharam Kabulova for Editing), NATURAL LIGHT (Márton Ágh for Production Design), AMMONITE (Michael O'Connor for Costume Design), TITANE (Flore Masson, Olivier Afonso and Antoine Mancini for Make-up & Hair), THE INNOCENTS (Gisle Tveito and Gustaf Berger for Sound) and LAMB (Peter Hjorth and Fredrik Nord for Visual Effects).
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PLEASURE
Ninja Thyberg's debut feature PLEASURE is a journey into the American porn industry and follows 19-year-old Bella from Sweden, who arrives in Los Angeles with the dream of becoming the next big porn star.
The film is raw but offers both a human and humorous portrayal of a male-dominated world se...
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APPLES
Amidst a world-wide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery programme designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Prescribed daily tasks on cassette tapes so he can create new memories and document them on camera, Aris slides back i...
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THE TIES
The 1980s: Aldo and Vanda’s marriage falls apart when Aldo falls in love with a young woman called Lidia.
Today: Thirty years later, Aldo and Vanda are still together. LACCI explores the damage caused by a painful separation, but most of all the damage caused by getting back together, and the co... -
IN FLOW OF WORDS
IN FLOW OF WORDS follows the narratives of three interpreters of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. They interpreted shocking testimonies from witnesses, victims and perpetrators, without ever allowing their own emotions, feelings and personal histories to be present. ...
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MY UNCLE TUDOR
After 20 years of silence, the filmmaker travels back to the house of her great-grandparents, where she passed through harmful events that left a deep imprint on her memory forever. The long-awaited family gathering runs counter to her attempts to overcome the past.
Direction: Olga Lucovnicova
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EASTER EGGS
The Chinese restaurant is empty. The exotic bird’s cage stands wide open. Two friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as an opportunity to catch and sell them. Catching the birds ain’t as simple as it seems.
Direction: Nicolas Keppens
Script: Nicolas Keppens
Production: Brecht van Elslande
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