The 4th Annual European Film Awards were given out in 1991. The ceremony was organised by the European Film Academy, and took place at the DEFA Studios in Potsdam (Germany). The winners were announced on 1 December, with Ken Loach receiving the Felix for European Film of the Year for his feature film Riff-Raff.
Winners
European Film of the Year English title Original title Director(s) Country Riff-Raff Ken Loach United KingdomThe Voyager Homo Faber Volker Schlöndorff GermanyThe Little Gangster Le petit criminel Jacques Doillon France
Young European Film of the Year English title Original title Director(s) Country Toto the HeroToto le hérosJaco Van DormaelBelgiumDelicatessenMarc Caro, Jean-Pierre JeunetFranceUltraUltràRicky TognazziItaly
European Actor of the Year Michel Bouquet — Toto le héros (Toto the Hero)
European Actress of the Year Clotilde Courau — Le petit Criminel (The Little Gangster)
European Supporting Actor of the Year Ricky Memphis — Ultrà (Ultra)
European Supporting Actress of the Year Marta Keler — Virdžina
European Screen-Writer of the Year Jaco van Dormael — Toto le héros (Toto the Hero)
European Cinematographer of the Year Walther van den Ende — Toto le héros (Toto the Hero)
European Film Composer of the Year Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson — Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature)
European Production Designers of the Year Kreta Kjnaković (sets) and Valerie Pozzo Di Borgo (costumes) — Delicatessen
European Film Editor of the Year Giancarla Simoncelli — Ultrà (Ultra)
European Cinema Lifetime Achievement Award Alexandre Trauner
European Cinema Society Award of Merit Directors' Fortnight in Cannes (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)
European Documentary Film of the Year Usłyszcie mój krzyk (Hear My Cry), by Maciej Janusz Drygas, Prod. Film Studio Zodiak Warsaw, Poland
Special Mentions Crimes et passions – La cicatrice (Crimes and Passions – The Scar), by Mireille Dumas Prod. TF1 Paris, France Die Mauer (The Wall), by Jürgen Böttcher, Prod. DEFA-Studio for Dokumentarfilme Berlin, Germany
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