Looking for something to watch over Christmas?
The winners from the European Film Awards were announced in Seville Spain on Saturday. Below is the list of nominations in the film categories with the winners in bold at the top of each section.
European film
(w)Cold War/Zimna Wojna – a tale of love in the ruins of post-war Europe
Border/Gräns – the story of a border guard whose investigation into a suspicious traveler uncovers far more than she expected
Dogman – an exploration of the relationship between a dog-groomer and a violent former boxer in an Italian suburb
Girl – the story of a teenage ballerina who faces more than just the challenge of the discipline and physical demands of her dance school
Happy as Lazzaro/Lazzaro Felice – an enduring friendship between two very different young men takes both on a powerful journey
European Comedy
**(w) The Death of Stalin - Armando Iannucci's reimagining of the days following the death of the Soviet dictator has won plaudits in the West for highlighting the extremes of power-hungry politicians but has proved contoversial in Russia.
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C’est la Vie!/Le Sens de la Fete
Diamantino
European Discovery
(w) Girl
One Day/Egy Nap
Scary Mother/ Sashishi Deda
The Guilty/ Den Skyldige
Those who are fine/ Dene Wos Guet Geit
Touch Me Not
European Documentary
(w) Bergman – A Year In A Life/ Bergman – Ett Ar, Ett Liv - the story of the Swedish filmmaker, one hundred years after his birth
A Woman Captured
The Silence of Others
European Animated Feature Film
**(w) Another Day of Life - A Polish journalist's life is transformed by a reporting trip to war-ravaged Angola
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Early Man
The Breadwinner
White Fang/ Croc-Blanc
European Short Film
(w) The Years/ Gli Anni
Aquaparque
Burkina Brandenburg Komplex
Graduation ‘97
I Signed the Petition
Kapitalistis
Kontener
Meryem
Prisoner of Society
Release the Dogs/ Lachez les Chiens
Shame/ Cpam
The Escape/ L’Echappée
Those who desire/ Los Que Desean
What’s the Damage
Wildebeest