European Film Academy has released the list of 42 movies from 26 countries competing for this year’s European Film Awards. The final list of nominees will be announced on November 3 at the Seville Film Festival in Spain and the awards will be presented in Berlin on December 1.
4 LUNI, 3 SAPTAMINI SI 2 ZILE (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), Romania directed by Cristian Mungiu produced by Mobra Film SRL
ALATRISTE, Spain
directed by Agustin Díaz Yanes
produced by Estudios Picasso (Telecinco Cinema)/Origen PC/Universal
ALEXANDRA, Russia/France
directed by Alexander Sokurov
produced by Proline-film Studio/Rezo Films
AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE (The Edge of Heaven), Germany/Turkey directed by Fatih Akin produced by Corazón International GmbH & Co KG/Anka Film/Dorje Film/NDR
BELLE TOUJOURS, Portugal/France
directed by Manoel de Oliveira
produced by Filbox Produções/Les Films d’Ici
BIKUR HATIZMORET (The Band’s Visit), Israel/France directed by Eran Kolirin produced by July August Productions/Sophie Dulac Productions
BÖRN (Children), Iceland
directed by Ragnar Bragason
produced by Vesturport/Klikk Production/Köggull Filmworks/Artbox
DAGEN ZONDER LIEF (With Friends Like These), Belgium directed by Felix van Groeningen produced by Menuet
DU LEVANDE (You, the Living), Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark/Norway
directed by Roy Andersson
produced by Roy Andersson Filmproduktion AB/Thermidor Filmproduktion/Parisienne de Production/Posthus Teatret/4 ½
EDUART, Greece/Germany
directed by Angeliki Antoniou
produced by CL Productions/Jost Hering Filme/Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation/Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH/Nova/Le Spot/Greek Film Centre/ODEON S.A/Angeliki Antoniou
FARVÄL FALKENBERG (Falkenberg Farewell), Sweden/Denmark directed by Jesper Ganslandt produced by Memfis Film/Sveriges Television (SVT)/Film i Väst/Zentropa
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DAS FRÄULEIN (Fraulein), Switzerland/Germany directed by Andrea Staka produced by Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion/Quinte Film/ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel/SF 1
IMPORT EXPORT, Austria
directed by Ulrich Seidl
produced by Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH
IN MEMORIA DI ME (In Memory of Myself), Italy directed by Saverio Costanzo produced by Offside SRL/Medusa Film
IRINA PALM, Belgium/Germany/Luxemburg/UK/France
directed by Sam Garbarski
produced by Entre Chien et Loup/Pallas Film/Samsa Film/Ipso Facto Films/Liaison Cinématographique
IZGNANIE (The Banishment), Russia
directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
produced by Ren Film
KLOPKA (The Trap), Serbia/Germany/Hungary directed by Srdan Golubovic produced by Bas Celik Film & Production House/Mediopolis
KUNSTEN AT GRÆDE I KOR (The Art of Crying), Denmark/Norway directed by Peter Schoenau Fog produced by Final Cut Productions APS/Motlys AS
LADRONES (Thieves), Spain
directed by Jaime Marques
produced by Pentagrama Films/Telecinco Cinema/Maestranza Films
LADY CHATTERLEY, France
directed by Pascale Ferran
produced by Maia Films/Saga Films/Zephyr Films
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, UK
directed by Kevin Macdonald
produced by DNA Films
MIEHEN TYÖ (Man´s Job), Finland
directed by Aleksi Salmenperä
produced by Blind Spot Pictures
MIO FRATELLO É FIGLIO UNICO (My Brother Is An Only Child), Italy directed by Daniele Luchetti produced by Cattleya/Babe Films
LA MÔME (La Vie en Rose), France/Czech Republic/UK directed by Olivier Dahan produced by Légende/ TF1 International/TF1 Films Production/Okko Production s.r.o./Songbird Pictures Ltd
MÝRIN (Jar City), Iceland/Germany/Denmark directed by Baltasar Kormakur produced by Blueeyes Productions/Bavaria Entertainment/Nordisk Film
NINCS KEGYELEM (Without Mercy), Hungary
directed by Elemér Ragályi
produced by Tivoli-Filmproductions Ltd./Objektiv Film Studio Ltd.
LA NOCHE DE LOS GIRASOLES (The Night of the Sunflowers), Spain/Portugal/France directed by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo produced by Alta Producción S.L./Fado Filmes/Stopline Filmes/The Film/Arte France Cinéma
OBARNATA ELHA (Christmas Tree Upside Down), Bulgaria/Germany directed by Ivan Cherkelov & Vassil Zhivkov produced by Klas Film/Filmkombinat/Bulgarian National TV
OBER (Waiter), The Netherlands/Belgium
directed by Alex van Warmerdam
produced by Graniet Film/La Parti Production/VARA
OBSLUHOVAL JSEM ANGLICKÉHO KRÁLE (I Served the King of England), Czech Republic/Slovak Republic directed by Ji?í Menzel produced by AQS, a.s./Bioscop, a.s./CME Media Services, s.r.o./Barrandov Studio, a.s./Universal Production Partners, a.s./Magic Box Slovakia, s.r.o.
ONCE, Ireland
directed by John Carney
produced by Samson Films
DAS PARFUM – DIE GESCHICHTE EINES MÖRDERS (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), Germany/France/Spain directed by Tom Tykwer produced by Constantin Film Produktion GmbH/Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4B GmbH & Co. KG/Nouvelles Editions de Films S.A./Castelao Productions S.A.
PERSEPOLIS, France
directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud produced by 2.4.7. Films/France 3 Cinéma/Diaphana Distribution/The Kennedy/Marshall Company/Franche Connection Animations
PLAC ZBAWICIELA (Savior’s Square), Poland directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze produced by Zebra Film Studio/TVP SA – Film Agency/Canal+ Polska/PISF
THE QUEEN, UK/France/Italy
directed by Stephen Frears
produced by Granada/Pathé Renn/BIM Distribuzione
REPRISE, Norway/Sweden
directed by Joachim Trier
produced by Spillefilmkompaniet 4 1/2 /Filmlance Int. AB
LA SCONOSCIUTA(The Unknown), Italy/France directed by Giuseppe Tornatore produced by Medusa Film S.p.A./Manigolda Film
THIS IS ENGLAND, UK
directed by Shane Meadows
produced by Warp Films
VIER MINUTEN (Four Minutes), Germany
directed by Chris Kraus
produced by Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH/SWR/BR/arte/Journal Film Klaus Volkenborn KG
VRATNÉ LAHVE (Empties), Czech Republic/UK/Denmark directed by Jan Sv?rák produced by Biograf Jan Sv?rák, s.r.o./Portobello Pictures/Phoenix Film Investment
YUMURTA (Egg),Turkey/Greece
directed by Semih Kaplanoglu
produced by Kaplan Film Production/Inkas Film Production
ZWARTBOEK (Black Book), The Netherlands/Germany/Belgium/UK directed by Paul Verhoeven produced by Fu Works/Egoli Tossell Film/Clockwork Pictures/Hotel Films/Hector