1st European Film Awards

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The 1st Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 1 December 1988 at the Theater des Westens in West Berlin and was hosted by Luxembourgish presenter Desirée Nosbusch and German actor Jan Niklas.[1]

1st European Film Awards
Date1 December 1988
SiteTheater des Westens, West Berlin
Hosted byDesirée Nosbusch and Jan Niklas
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Official websitewww.europeanfilmawards.eu
Highlights
Best PictureA Short Film About Killing
Best ActorMax von Sydow
Pelle the Conqueror
Best ActressCarmen Maura
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Most awardsWings of Desire
Pelle the Conqueror
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2)
Most nominationsDistant Voices, Still Lives (5)

British film Distant Voices, Still Lives led the nominations with five[2] but the films Wings of Desire, Pelle the Conqueror and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown got the most wins with two each.[3] Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing received the award for Best European Film.[4]

The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to two iconic European directors, to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman presented by German actress Nastasja Kinski and to Italian director Marcello Mastroianni presented by Italian actress Giulietta Masina. English actor Sir Richard Attenborough received the Award of Merit, which was presented by Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida while two Special Awards were presented, one to Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci for The Last Emperor and one to Russian composer Yuri Khanon for the music of The Days of Eclipse.

Winners and nominees

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The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.

English title Original title Director(s) Producer(s) Country
A Short Film About Killing Krotki film o zabijaniu) Krzysztof Kieslowski Ryszard Chutkowski  
Goodbye Children Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle  
The Animated Forest El bosque animado José Luis Cuerda Eduardo Ducay  
Distant Voices, Still Lives Terence Davies Jennifer Howarth  
Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Wim Wenders  
Pelle the Conqueror Pelle erobreren Bille August Per Holst  
Recipient(s) English title Original title
  Wim Wenders Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin
  Terence Davies Distant Voices, Still Lives
  Louis Malle Goodbye Children Au revoir les enfants
  Manoel de Oliveira The Cannibals Os canibais
  Sergei Parajanov The Lovelorn Minstrel Ashik Kerib / აშიკ-ქერიბი)
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
  Carmen Maura Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Pepa
  Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir In the Shadow of the Raven Í skugga hrafnsins Isold
  Ornella Muti Private Access Codice privato Anna
  Carol Scanlan Reefer and the Model Teresa "the Model"
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
  /   Max von Sydow Pelle the Conqueror Pelle erobreren Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson
  /   Klaus Maria Brandauer Hanussen Klaus Schneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
  Alfredo Landa El bosque animado Malvís / Bandid Fendetestas
  Udo Samel Mit meinen heißen Tränen Franz Schubert
  Dorel Vişan Iacob Iacob
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
  Johanna ter Steege The Vanishing Spoorloos Saskia Wagter
  Lene Brøndum Hip Hip Hurrah! Hip hip hurra! / Hipp hipp hurra! Lille
  Freda Dowie Distant Voices, Still Lives Mother / Nell Davies
  Karin Gregorek Bear Ye One Another's Burden Einer trage des anderen Last Oberschwester Walburga
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
  Curt Bois Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Homer
  Björn Granath Pelle the Conqueror Pelle Erobreren Erik
  Ray McBride Reefer and the Model Badger
  Wojciech Pszoniak Mit meinen heißen Tränen Kajetan
  Helgi Skúlason Shadow of the Raven Í skugga hrafnsins Grim
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
  Pelle Hvenegaard Pelle the Conqueror Pelle Erobreren Pelle Karlsson
  Ondřej Vetchý House for Two Dům pro dva Dan
  Michaela Widhalm Mit meinen heißen Tränen Schuberts Halbschwester Josefa
  Stefan Wood Cripples Go Christmas Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen Spasski
Recipient(s) English title Original title
  Louis Malle Goodbye Children Au revoir les enfants
  Manoel de Oliveira The Cannibals Os Canibais
  Terence Davies Distant Voices, Still Lives
  Angelo Pasquini It's Happening Tomorrow Domani accadrà
  Wolfgang Held Bear Ye One Another's Burden Einer trage des anderen Last
English title Original title Director(s) Producer(s) Country
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Pedro Almodóvar Augustin Almodovár  
Damnation Kárhozat Béla Tarr József Marx, Tamas Liszkay  
Days of Darkness Дни затмения Aleksandr Sokurov -  
It's Happening Tomorrow Domani accadrà Daniele Luchetti Angelo Barbagallo, Nanni Moretti  
Pathfinder Ofelaš Nils Gaup John M. Jacobsen  
Reefer and the Model Joe Comerford Lelia Doolan  
Stormy Monday Mike Figgis Nigel Stafford-Clark  ,  
Recipient(s) English title Original title Work
Gogi Aleksi-Meschischiwili, Niko Sanukeli, Schota Gogolaschwili The Lovelorn Minstrel Ashik Kerib / აშიკ-ქერიბი) Production Design
Henri Alekan Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Cinematography
Mário Barroso The Cannibals Os Canibais
Terence Davies Distant Voices, Still Lives Original Score
Félix Murcia Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Production Design

Lifetime Achievement Award

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  Ingmar Bergman

  Marcello Mastroianni

Special Jury Award

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  Bernardo Bertolucci - for The Last Emperor

  Yuri Khanon - The Days of Eclipse (Special Prize of the Jury for the music the film)

Award of Merit

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  Sir Richard Attenborough

References

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  1. ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Introduction". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Nominations". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "A Short Film About Killing". EasternEuropeNews. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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