The 28th European Film Awards were presented on 12 December 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
| 28th European Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 December 2015 |
| Site | Berlin, Germany |
| Organized by | European Film Academy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Youth |
| Best Actor | Michael Caine |
| Best Actress | Charlotte Rampling |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Arte |
Winners and nominees edit
European Film edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth | Youth - La giovinezza | Paolo Sorrentino |    
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| The Lobster | Yorgos Lanthimos |   
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| Mustang | Deniz Gamze Ergüven |  
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| A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron | Roy Andersson |  
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| Rams | Hrútar | Grímur Hákonarson |  
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| Victoria | Sebastian Schipper |
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European Comedy edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron | Roy Andersson |
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| The Bélier Family | La Famille Bélier | Éric Lartigau |
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| The Brand New Testament | Le Tout Nouveau Testament | Jaco Van Dormael |  
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European Documentary edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | Asif Kapadia |
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| Dancing with Maria | Ivan Gergolet |  
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| The Look of Silence | Senyap | Joshua Oppenheimer |  
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| A Syrian Love Story | Sean McAllister |
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| Toto and His Sisters | Alexander Nanau |  
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European Animated Feature Film 2015 edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Animation | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song of the Sea | Tomm Moore | Fabian Earlinghauser & Sean McCarron |
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| Adama | Simon Rouby | Pierre Ducos |
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| Shaun the Sheep Movie | Richard Starzak & Mark Burton | Will Becher |
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People's Choice Award for Best European Film edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Writers(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshland | La isla mínima | Alberto Rodríguez | Alberto Rodríguez, Rafael Cobos | 
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| A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron | Roy Andersson | Roy Andersson |
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| Force Majeure | Turist | Ruben Östlund | Ruben Östlund |
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| Leviathan | Левиафан | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev | 
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| Samba | Samba | Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache | Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache |
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| Serial (Bad) Weddings | Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ? | Philippe de Chauveron | Guy Laurent, Philippe de Chauveron |
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| The Imitation Game | The Imitation Game | Morten Tyldum | Graham Moore | 
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| The Salt of the Earth | Le Sel de la Terre | Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado | David Rosier, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders |
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| Victoria | Victoria | Sebastian Schipper | Sebastian Schipper |
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| White God | Fehér isten | Kornél Mundruczó | Viktória Petrányi, Kornél Mundruczó, Kata Wéber |
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European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang | Deniz Gamze Ergüven |
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| Goodnight Mommy | Ich seh Ich seh | Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala | 
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| Limbo | Anna Sofie Hartmann |
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| Slow West | John Maclean | 
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| Summers Downstairs | Im Sommer wohnt er unten | Tom Sommerlatte |
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European Director edit
| Director(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Paolo Sorrentino |
Youth | Youth - La giovinezza |
 Małgorzata Szumowska |
Body | Body / Ciało |
| Yorgos Lanthimos |
The Lobster | |
| Nanni Moretti |
Mia madre | |
| Roy Andersson |
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron |
| Sebastian Schipper |
Victoria | |
European Screenwriter edit
| Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Yorgos Lanthimos Efthimis Filippou |
The Lobster | |
| Radu Jude Florin Lazarescu |
Aferim! | |
| Alex Garland |
Ex Machina | |
| Andrew Haigh |
45 Years | |
| Roy Andersson |
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron |
| Paolo Sorrentino |
Youth | Youth - La giovinezza |
European Actor edit
| Actor | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Caine |
Youth | Youth - La giovinezza |
| Tom Courtenay |
45 Years | |
| Colin Farrell |
The Lobster | |
| Christian Friedel |
13 Minutes | Elser - Er hätte die Welt verändert |
| Vincent Lindon |
The Measure of a Man | La Loi du marché |
European Actress edit
| Actress | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Rampling |
45 Years | |
| Margherita Buy |
Mia madre | |
| Laia Costa |
Victoria | |
| Alicia Vikander |
Ex Machina | |
| / Rachel Weisz |
Youth | Youth - La giovinezza |
European Cinematographer 2015 – Prix Carlo di Palma edit
| English title | Original title | Winner(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight Mommy | Ich seh Ich seh | Martin Gschlacht |
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European Editor 2015 edit
| English title | Original title | Winner(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Ciało | Jacek Drosio |
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European Production Designer 2015 edit
| English title | Original title | Winner(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brand New Testament | Le Tout Nouveau Testament | Sylvie Olivé |
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European Costume Designer 2015 edit
| English title | Original title | Winner(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lobster | Sarah Blenkinsop |
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European Composer 2015 edit
| English title | Original title | Winner(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Burgundy | Cat's Eyes |
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European Sound Designer 2015 edit
| English title | Original title | Winner(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Nights – Vol. I-III | As Mil e uma noites – Vol. I-III | Vasco Pimentel & Miguel Martins | 
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European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages edit
| Recipient | Occupation | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Occhipinti | Producer |
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European Achievement in World Cinema edit
| Recipient | Occupation | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Waltz[1] | Actor and director |
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Lifetime Achievement Award edit
| Recipient | Occupation | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Rampling[1] | Actress |
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Honorary Award of the EFA President and Board edit
| Recipient | Occupation | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Caine[2] | Actor |
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Young Audience Award edit
Twelve- to fourteen-year-old audiences from across Europe voted for the winner after watching the three nominated films at special screenings held on "Young Audience Film Day" on 3 May.[3][4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Writers(s) | Production country |
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| The Invisible Boy | Il ragazzo invisibile | Gabriele Salvatores | Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, Stefano Sardo |
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| My Skinny Sister | Min lilla syster | Sanna Lenken | Sanna Lenken |
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| You're Ugly Too | Mark Noonan | Mark Noonan |
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European Short Film 2015 edit
The nominees for Best Short Film were selected by independent juries at a series of film festivals throughout Europe.[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | Nominating Festival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picnic | Piknik | Jure Pavlović |  |
Drama International Short Film Festival |
| Dissonance | Till Nowak | |
Berlin International Film Festival | |
| E.T.E.R.N.I.T. | Giovanni Aloi | |
Venice Film Festival | |
| Field Study | Eva Weber | |
Cork Film Festival | |
| Kung Fury | David Sandberg | |
Vila do Conde Film Festival | |
| Listen | Kuuntele | Hamy Ramezan & Rungano Nyoni | |
Tampere Film Festival |
| Our Body | Naše telo | Dane Komljen |   |
International Film Festival Rotterdam |
| Over | Jörn Threlfall | |
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival | |
| Smile, and the World Will Smile Back | Im tekhayekh, ha'Olam yekhayekh elekha | Yoav Gross, Ehab Tarabieh & the al-Haddad family |   |
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival |
| Son of the Wolf | Fils du loup | Lola Quivoron | |
Locarno International Film Festival |
| Symbolic Threats | Mischa Leinkauf, Lutz Henke & Matthias Wermke | |
Grimstad Film Festival | |
| The Runner | El corredor | José Luis Montesinos | |
Valladolid International Film Festival |
| The Translator | Çevirmen | Emre Kayiş | |
Sarajevo Film Festival |
| This Place We Call Our Home | Thora Lorentzen & Sybilla Tuxen | |
Kraków Film Festival | |
| Washingtonia | Konstantina Kotzamani | |
Film Fest Gent |
References edit
- ^ a b "EFA to Honor Christoph Waltz, Charlotte Rampling". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "European Film Awards Winners 2015: Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth' Scoops Best Film, Director & Actor For Michael Caine". Deadline.
- ^ "THE INVISIBLE BOY Wins Young Audience Award 2015". European Film Academy.
- ^ "Don't Miss the Young Audience Film Day!". European Film Academy.
- ^ "EFA Shorts Nominations 2015". European Film Academy. 30 September 2015.