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14-12-2015

Croatia, Poland Receive EFA Prizes

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    Picnic by Jure Pavlović Picnic by Jure Pavlović

    BERLIN: Picnic by Croatian director Jure Pavlović won the short film award and Polish film editor Jacek Drosio was recognized for his editing of the film Body at the European Film Academy ceremony in Berlin on 12 December 2015.

    Picnic was produced by Sekvenca Production and received support from Grad Zagreb and SEE Cinema Network.

    Body was directed by Malgorzata Szumowska and produced by Nowhere with support from the Polish Film Institute and HBO Poland.

    With more than 3,000 members, the European Film Academy presented the following awards:

    EUROPEAN FILM 2015
    Youth
    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino   

    EUROPEAN COMEDY 2015
    A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
    Directed by Roy Andersson

    EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2015 – Prix FIPRESCI
    Mustang
    Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven

    EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2015
    Amy  
    Directed by Asif Kapadia

    EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2015
    Song of the Sea
    Directed by Tomm Moore

    EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2015
    Picnic  
    Directed by Jure Pavlović
    Produced by Sekvenca Production
    Supported by Grad Zagreb and SEE Cinema Network

    EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2015
    Paolo Sorrentino for Youth

    EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2015
    Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years

    EUROPEAN ACTOR 2015
    Michael Caine in Youth

    EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2015
    Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Filippou for The Lobster

    EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2015 – Prix CARLO DI PALMA
    Martin Gschlacht for Goodnight Mommy

    EUROPEAN EDITOR 2015
    Jacek Drosio for Body  
    Produced by Nowhere
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute and HBO Poland

    EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2015
    Sylvie Olivé for The Brand New Testament  

    EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER 2015
    Sarah Blenkinsop for The Lobster  

    EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2015
    Cat's Eyes for The Duke of Burgundy  

    EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER 2015
    Vasco Pimentel & Miguel Martins for Arabian Nights – Vol. I-III

    EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    Charlotte Rampling

    EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
    Christoph Waltz

    HONORARY AWARD
    Sir Michael Caine

    EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2015 – Prix EURIMAGES
    Andrea Occhipinti

    PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2015 for Best European Film
    Marshland  
    Directed by Alberto Rodríguez