The 30th European Film Awards were presented on 9 December 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The nominations and winners are selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
Selection
A Ciambra A Date for Mad Mary A Gentle Creature A Jew Must Die A Monster Calls Afterimage Ana, mon amour Big Big World BPM (Beats per Minute) Bright Sunshine In Brimstone Fortunata Frantz Frost Godless Happy End Heartstone Home Ice Mother In Times of Fading Light Indivisible Insyriated Istanbul Red Jupiter's Moon Lady Macbeth Layla M. Loveless My Grandmother Fanny Kaplan On Body and Soul Paradise Requiem for Mrs. J. Return to Montauk Sami Blood Son of Sofia Spoor Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Summer 1993 The Constitution The Fury of a Patient Man The Killing of a Sacred Deer The King's Choice The Last Family The Nothing Factory The Other Side of Hope The Party The Square The Teacher Tom of Finland Western Wild Mouse You Disappear
Awards voted by EFA Members Best Film The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 in Seville, Spain at the Seville European Film Festival. Three films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner The Square, and Grand Prix winner BPM (Beats per Minute). Four films (BPM (Beats per Minute), Loveless, On Body and Soul, The Square) had been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Two films (Loveless, The Square) received nominations at the 19th British Independent Film Awards.
English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageThe Square Ruben Östlund Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, Arte France Cinéma, ZDF Swedish, English, DanishBPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo Marie-Ange Luciani, Hugues Charbonneau Les Films de Pierre, France 3 Cinéma, Page 114, Memento Films, FD Production, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Indéfilms 5, Cofinova 13, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+ FrenchLoveless Andrey Zvyagintsev Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions Russian On Body and Soul Ildikó Enyedi Ernő Mesterházy, András Muhi, Mónika Mécs Inforg-M&M Film Kft. HungarianThe Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF Finnish, English, Arabic
Best Comedy The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017. English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageThe Square Ruben Östlund Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, Arte France Cinéma, ZDF Swedish, English, DanishKing of the Belgians Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth Bo Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Topkapi Films, Art Fest English, Flemish, French, BulgarianVincent Christophe van Rompaey Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie Bordier A Private View, Les Films de la Croisade Dutch, FrenchWelcome to Germany Simon Verhoeven Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Michael Verhoeven, Stefan Gärtner Wiedemann & Berg, Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Sentana Film, Seven Pictures Film German
Best Director The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 Director(s) English title Ruben Östlund The Square Ildikó Enyedi On Body and Soul Aki Kaurismäki The Other Side of Hope Yorgos Lanthimos The Killing of a Sacred Deer Andrey Zvyagintsev Loveless
Best Screenwriter The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 Screenwriter(s) English title Ruben Östlund The Square Ildikó Enyedi On Body and Soul Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou The Killing of a Sacred Deer Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev Loveless François Ozon Frantz
Best Actress The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 Actress English title Role Alexandra Borbély On Body and Soul Mária Paula Beer Frantz Anna Juliette Binoche Bright Sunshine In Isabelle Isabelle Huppert Happy End Anne Laurent Florence Pugh Lady Macbeth Katherine Lester
Best Actor The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017. Actor English title Role Claes Bang The Square Christian Nahuel Pérez Biscayart BPM (Beats per Minute) Sean Dalmazo Colin Farrell The Killing of a Sacred Deer Steven Murphy Josef Hader Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Stefan Zweig Jean-Louis Trintignant Happy End Georges Laurent
Technical awards A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and decided on the winners in seven tech categories. The members of the jury are:
Samir Fočo, sound designer, Bosnia & Herzegovina Raf Keunen, composer, Belgium Melanie Ann Oliver, editor, UK Vassilia Rozana, costume designer, Greece Susana Sanchez, hair & make-up artist, Spain Łukasz Żal, cinematographer, Poland Tonino Zera, production designer, Italy.
Best Composer The winners were announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Evgueni and Sacha Galperine Loveless
Best Cinematographer The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Mikhail Krichman Loveless
Best Editor The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Robin Campillo BPM (Beats per Minute)
Best Production Designer The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Josefin Åsberg The Square
Best Costume Designer The winners were announced on 14 November 2017. English title Winner(s) Katarzyna Lewińska Spoor
Best Sound Designer The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Oriol Tarragó A Monster Calls
Best Makeup and Hairstyling The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Leendert van Nimwegen Brimstone
Critics Award European Discovery The nominees were announced on 19 October 2017. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI. English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageLady Macbeth William Oldroyd Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly BBC Films, British Film Institute, Creative England, iFeatures, Protagonist Pictures, Sixty Six Pictures EnglishBloody Milk Hubert Charuel Stéphanie Bermann, Alexis Dulguerian Domino Films, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, France Télévisions, Indéfilms 5, Pyramide FrenchGodless Ralitza Petrova Rossitsa Valkanova, Eva Jakobsen, Laurence Clerc KLAS Film, Snowglobe, Alcatraz Films, Film Factory, Aporia Filmworks BulgarianSummer 1993 Carla Simón Valérie Delpierre, Stefan Schmitz, María Zamora Avalon, Fundación SGAE, Inicia Films, ICEC, ICAA, Media, Producciones Cinematográficas Cima, Sources 2, Televisión Española CatalanThe Eremites Ronny Trocker Susanne Mann, Paul Zischler Zischlermann Filmproduktion, Golden Girls Filmproduktion, EchoFilm, BLS Südtirol Alto Adige, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Angelegenheiten der Kultur und der Medien, Filmservices, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Servus TV, Österreichisches Filminstitut German
Best Animated Feature Film The nominees were announced on 24 October 2017. One film (Zombillenium) nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
English title Director(s) Animator(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageLoving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Dorota Kobiela, Lukasz Mackiewicz Hugh Welchman, Ivan Mactaggart, Sean Bobbitt BreakThru Productions, Trademark Films EnglishEthel & Ernest Roger Mainwood Peter Dodd Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding, Stephan Roelants BBC Films, British Film Institute, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film Fund Luxembourg, Cloth Cat Animation, Ethel & Ernest Productions, Lupus Films, Mélusine Productions EnglishLouise by the Shore Jean-François Laguionie Lionel Chauvin, Joahanna Bessière Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Galilé Marion-Gauvin JPL Films, Unité centrale, Tchack, Arte France Cinéma FrenchZombillenium Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord David Nasser Henri Megalon, Léon Pérahia Maybe Movies, Belvision, Dupuis Audiovisuel, France 3 Cinéma, Gébéka Films, 2 Minutes Animation, Pipangaï Production, Gao Shan Pictures French
Audience awards People's Choice Award The nominees were announced on 1 September 2017. English title Director(s) Production countryStefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Maria Schrader A Monster Calls J. A. Bayona Bridget Jones's Baby Sharon Maguire Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates Frantz François Ozon Graduation Cristian Mungiu Like Crazy Paolo Virzì The Commune Thomas Vinterberg The Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki
University Award The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on 10 October 2017. Films were selected by: Fabian Gasmia (producer / Germany), Juho Kuosmanen (director / Finland), Elli Mastorou (journalist / Belgium/Greece) and Dagmar Brunow (Linnaeus University / Sweden). Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favorite film.
English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country Language Heartstone Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Anton Máni Svansson, Lise Orheim Stender, Jesper Morthorst, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson SF Studios, Join Motion Pictures IcelandicHome Fien Troch Antonino Lombardo, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier Bronckart Prime Time, Versus Production Flemish, DutchLoveless Andrey Zvyagintsev Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions RussianThe Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF Finnish, English, ArabicThe War Show Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon Miriam Nørgaard, Alaa Hassan Fridthjof Film, Oktober, Yleisradio Arabic
Best Documentary English title Director(s) Producer(s) Production companies Country LanguageCommunion Anna Zamecka Anna Wydra, Anna Zamecka, Zuzanna Krol, Izabela Lopuch, Hanka Kastelicova Wajda Studio, HBO Europe, Otter Films PolishAusterlitz Sergei Loznitsa Sergei Loznitsa Imperativ Film, BKM, German Federal Film Board German, English, SpanishLa Chana Lucija Stojevic Lucija Stojevic, Greta Olafsdottir, Deirdre Towers, Susan Muska Noon Films S.L. SpanishStranger in Paradise Guido Hendrikx Frank van den Engel Zeppers Film & TV EnglishThe Good Postman Tonislav Hristov Kaarle Aho, Kai Nordberg Making Movies Oy, Soul Food Bulgarian
Best Short Film
Original title Director(s) Type Minutes Production country Language(s)Timecode Juanjo Giménez 15 minCopa-Loca Christos Massalas 14 minEn La Boca Matteo Gariglio 26 min Fight on a Swedish Beach Simon Vahlne 15 min Information Skies Daniel van der Velden, Vinca Kruk 24 min LOVE Réka Bucsi 14 min Os Humores Artificiais (The Artificial Humors) Gabriel Abrantes 29 minHEVÊRK (The Circle) Rûken Tekes 14 minLos Desheredados (The Disinherited) Laura Ferrés 19 minThe Party Andrea Harkin 14 minUgly Nikita Diakur 12 minWannabe Jannis Lenz 30 min SCRIS/NESCRIS (Written/Unwritten) Adrian Silisteanu 20 minGROS CHAGRIN (You will be fine) Céline Devaux 15 minJeunes Hommes à la fenêtre (Young Men at their Window) Loukianos Moshonas 18 min
European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages Recipient Occupation Čedomir Kolar Producer
Honorary Awards
European Achievement in World Cinema Recipient Occupation Julie Delpy Actress, screenwriter and director
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Occupation Aleksandr Sokurov Director, screenwriter and cinematographer
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