Last night at the EFA (European Film Academy) awards gala in Berlin, Timecode, by Juanjo Giménez won the prize to best short film . See my film notes on Timecode here.
I’ve not been able to see The Square (Spanish title: La Plaza) yet.
The full list of winners at the 30th EFA awards ceremony is:
EUROPEAN FILM: The Square, dir: Ruben Ostlund
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – PRIX FIPRESCI: Lady Macbeth, dir: William Oldroyd
EUROPEAN COMEDY: The Square, dir: Ruben Östlund
EUROPEAN ACTRESS: Alexandra Borbely, On Body And Soul
EUROPEAN ACTOR: Claes Bang, The Square
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY: Communion, dir: Anna Zamecka
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund, The Square
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER: Ruben Östlund, The Square
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE: Loving Vincent, dirs: Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM: Timecode, dir: Juanjo Gimenez
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michail Krichman, Loveless
EUROPEAN COMPOSER: Evgueni & Sacha Galperine, Loveless
EUROPEAN EDITOR: Robin Campillo, BPM
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Josefin Åsberg, The Square
EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER: Katarzyna Lewińska, Spoor
EUROPEAN HAIR & MAKE-UP ARTIST: Leendert van Nimwegen, Brimstone
EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER: Oriol Tarragó, A Monster Calls
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD: Cedomir Kolar
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA: Julie Delpy
EFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Aleksandr Sokurov
EFA PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: Stefan Zweig – Farewell To Europe, dir: Maria Schrader
Source: European Film Academy – THE 30TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS – 9 December 2017 – Berlin/Germany
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