The European Film Academy — more than 3,000 filmmakers across Europe – voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the 29th EFAs ceremony on Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland, in a major rebuke to the Cannes competition jury that snubbed German director Maren Ade’s three-hour father-daughter comedy “Toni Erdmann,” her country’s foreign Oscar selection took home five top awards: Best European Film, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Actress. The awards ceremony is hosted by different countries each year.
Three Scandinavian Oscar entries: “A Man Called Ove” (Sweden), “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki” (Finland), and “Land of Mine” (Denmark) won awards, along with Oscar submissions from Italy (documentary “Fire at Sea”) and Switzerland (animated film “My Life as a Zucchini”). Andrzej Wajda, whose film “Afterimage” is Poland’s official Oscar entry, won an honorary award.
The U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences members participating in the...
Three Scandinavian Oscar entries: “A Man Called Ove” (Sweden), “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki” (Finland), and “Land of Mine” (Denmark) won awards, along with Oscar submissions from Italy (documentary “Fire at Sea”) and Switzerland (animated film “My Life as a Zucchini”). Andrzej Wajda, whose film “Afterimage” is Poland’s official Oscar entry, won an honorary award.
The U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences members participating in the...
- 12/11/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The European Film Academy — more than 3,000 filmmakers across Europe – voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the 29th EFAs ceremony on Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland, in a major rebuke to the Cannes competition jury that snubbed German director Maren Ade’s three-hour father-daughter comedy “Toni Erdmann,” her country’s foreign Oscar selection took home five top awards: Best European Film, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Actress. The awards ceremony is hosted by different countries each year.
Three Scandinavian Oscar entries: “A Man Called Ove” (Sweden), “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki” (Finland), and “Land of Mine” (Denmark) won awards, along with Oscar submissions from Italy (documentary “Fire at Sea”) and Switzerland (animated film “My Life as a Zucchini”). Andrzej Wajda, whose film “Afterimage” is Poland’s official Oscar entry, won an honorary award.
The U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences members participating in the...
Three Scandinavian Oscar entries: “A Man Called Ove” (Sweden), “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki” (Finland), and “Land of Mine” (Denmark) won awards, along with Oscar submissions from Italy (documentary “Fire at Sea”) and Switzerland (animated film “My Life as a Zucchini”). Andrzej Wajda, whose film “Afterimage” is Poland’s official Oscar entry, won an honorary award.
The U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences members participating in the...
- 12/11/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Germany’s Oscar hopeful wins five major awards in Wroclaw at politically charged ceremony.
Toni Erdmann has been voted the best European film of 2016 at the European Film Awards in Wroclaw.
More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - voted at this year’s awards ceremony.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The comedy also picked up awards for best European Director (Maren Ade), European Actress (Sandra Hüller), European Actor (Peter Simonischek) and European Screenwriter (Maren Ade).
The top prize for Toni Erdmann marked the first time in the EFAs’ 29-year history that the Best European Film award went to a female director as Maren Ade pointed out on accaccepting the evening’s final statuette with her partners Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski of their production company Komplizen Film.
Swedish comedy drama A Man Called Ove was voted best European comedy, while there were also wins for Fire At Sea...
Toni Erdmann has been voted the best European film of 2016 at the European Film Awards in Wroclaw.
More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - voted at this year’s awards ceremony.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The comedy also picked up awards for best European Director (Maren Ade), European Actress (Sandra Hüller), European Actor (Peter Simonischek) and European Screenwriter (Maren Ade).
The top prize for Toni Erdmann marked the first time in the EFAs’ 29-year history that the Best European Film award went to a female director as Maren Ade pointed out on accaccepting the evening’s final statuette with her partners Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski of their production company Komplizen Film.
Swedish comedy drama A Man Called Ove was voted best European comedy, while there were also wins for Fire At Sea...
- 12/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
Germany’s Oscar contender wins five major awards in Wroclaw
Toni Erdmann has been voted the best European film of 2016 at the European Film Awards in Wroclaw. More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - voted at this year’s awards ceremony.
The comedy also picked up awards for best European Director (Maren Ade), European Actress (Sandra Hüller), European Actor (Peter Simonischek) and European Screenwriter (Maren Ade).
Swedish comedy drama, A Man Called Ove, was voted best European comedy.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Meanwhile, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won the first European University Film Award (Eufa), a collaboration between the Efa and Filmfest Hamburg. Students from 13 European countries came together in Hamburg this week and selected Loach’s film from five nominated titles.
On announcing the winner in Wroclaw, Filmfest director Albert Wiederspiel revealed that the initiative had been so popular that it was likely that universities...
Toni Erdmann has been voted the best European film of 2016 at the European Film Awards in Wroclaw. More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - voted at this year’s awards ceremony.
The comedy also picked up awards for best European Director (Maren Ade), European Actress (Sandra Hüller), European Actor (Peter Simonischek) and European Screenwriter (Maren Ade).
Swedish comedy drama, A Man Called Ove, was voted best European comedy.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Meanwhile, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won the first European University Film Award (Eufa), a collaboration between the Efa and Filmfest Hamburg. Students from 13 European countries came together in Hamburg this week and selected Loach’s film from five nominated titles.
On announcing the winner in Wroclaw, Filmfest director Albert Wiederspiel revealed that the initiative had been so popular that it was likely that universities...
- 12/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
Germany’s Oscar contender wins five major awards in Wroclaw
Toni Erdmann has been voted the best European film of 2016 at the European Film Awards in Wroclaw. More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - voted at this year’s awards ceremony.
The comedy also picked up awards for best European Director (Maren Ade), European Actress (Sandra Hüller), European Actor (Peter Simonischek) and European Screenwriter (Maren Ade).
Swedish comedy drama, A Man Called Ove, was voted best European comedy.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Meanwhile, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won the first European University Film Award (Eufa), a collaboration between the Efa and Filmfest Hamburg. Students from 13 European countries came together in Hamburg this week and selected Loach’s film from five nominated titles.
On announcing the winner in Wroclaw, Filmfest director Albert Wiederspiel revealed that the initiative had been so popular that it was likely that universities...
Toni Erdmann has been voted the best European film of 2016 at the European Film Awards in Wroclaw. More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - voted at this year’s awards ceremony.
The comedy also picked up awards for best European Director (Maren Ade), European Actress (Sandra Hüller), European Actor (Peter Simonischek) and European Screenwriter (Maren Ade).
Swedish comedy drama, A Man Called Ove, was voted best European comedy.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Meanwhile, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won the first European University Film Award (Eufa), a collaboration between the Efa and Filmfest Hamburg. Students from 13 European countries came together in Hamburg this week and selected Loach’s film from five nominated titles.
On announcing the winner in Wroclaw, Filmfest director Albert Wiederspiel revealed that the initiative had been so popular that it was likely that universities...
- 12/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
Hannes Holm’s comedy-drama won three Guldbagges, Sweden’s top local film prize.
Sweden has selected Hannes Holm’s A Man Called Ove as its submission for this year’s foreign-language Oscar race.
The film, adapted from Fredrik Backman’s bestseller, has been a record-breaking box-office success in Sweden.
The heartfelt comedy-drama is about a cantankerous old man, Ove (Rolf Lassgård), whose very ordered world is shaken when he has to interact with his new neighbours.
“That A Man Called Ove would be selected as the Swedish contribution to the Oscars feels like a fairytale that never ends. It’s just fantastic and such an honour,” commented Annica Bellander Rune, who produced alongside Nicklas Wikström Nicastro.
Music Box Films has North American rights and will release on Sept 30.
TrustNordisk handles sales and other key distributors are Paradis for France, September for Benelux, Telemunchen for Germany, Silver Box/Russian Report for Russia, Medallion For Japan...
Sweden has selected Hannes Holm’s A Man Called Ove as its submission for this year’s foreign-language Oscar race.
The film, adapted from Fredrik Backman’s bestseller, has been a record-breaking box-office success in Sweden.
The heartfelt comedy-drama is about a cantankerous old man, Ove (Rolf Lassgård), whose very ordered world is shaken when he has to interact with his new neighbours.
“That A Man Called Ove would be selected as the Swedish contribution to the Oscars feels like a fairytale that never ends. It’s just fantastic and such an honour,” commented Annica Bellander Rune, who produced alongside Nicklas Wikström Nicastro.
Music Box Films has North American rights and will release on Sept 30.
TrustNordisk handles sales and other key distributors are Paradis for France, September for Benelux, Telemunchen for Germany, Silver Box/Russian Report for Russia, Medallion For Japan...
- 9/1/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The production exec was most recently a producer on Swedish box office hit A Man Called Ove.
Annica Bellander, who most recently produced the record-breaking hit A Man Called Ove, is leaving Tre Vanner to join StellaNova Film.
She starts the new job today (April 1) at Stockholm-based StellaNova.
Bellander was a marketing executive in the music industry before being appointed marketing director at distributor Nordisk Film. She joined Tre Vänner in 2012 to move into production.
StellaNova’s previous films include Waltz For Monica, Once Upon A Time In Phuket, and Love Is A Drug. The company is currently producing Johan Brisinger’s divorce comedy I Love You, starring Björn Kjellman and Christine Meltzer.
“Annica has quickly established herself one of Sweden’s most creative producers, and she’s really made her mark with A Man Called Ove. She has an intuitive sense of what makes a good story, and she’ll be an invaluable addition to the...
Annica Bellander, who most recently produced the record-breaking hit A Man Called Ove, is leaving Tre Vanner to join StellaNova Film.
She starts the new job today (April 1) at Stockholm-based StellaNova.
Bellander was a marketing executive in the music industry before being appointed marketing director at distributor Nordisk Film. She joined Tre Vänner in 2012 to move into production.
StellaNova’s previous films include Waltz For Monica, Once Upon A Time In Phuket, and Love Is A Drug. The company is currently producing Johan Brisinger’s divorce comedy I Love You, starring Björn Kjellman and Christine Meltzer.
“Annica has quickly established herself one of Sweden’s most creative producers, and she’s really made her mark with A Man Called Ove. She has an intuitive sense of what makes a good story, and she’ll be an invaluable addition to the...
- 4/1/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Pernilla August’s new adaption of A Serious Game, scriped by Lone Scherfig, is among the 11 works-in-progress set to be introduced at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films
Swedish actress-turned-writer/director Pernilla August, whose latest film Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010) garnered her three Guldbaggar – Sweden’s national film award – and the Nordic Council Film Prize, will introduce her new feature A Serious Game (Den allvarsamma leken) in New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 15-21) in Haugesund.
Norwegian director Anja Breien’s 1977 adaptation of Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel is also screening in the festival programme.
Danish writer-director Lone Scherfig has scripted the new version of the passionate love between Arvid and Lydia (Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof), which Patrik Andersson, Frida Barzgo and Fredrik Heinig are producing for A B-Reel Production.
A Serious Game is one of 11 new Nordic productions, which will be presented tomorrow and Thursday (Aug 19-20) at Haugesund’s Scandic Maritim: six from...
Swedish actress-turned-writer/director Pernilla August, whose latest film Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010) garnered her three Guldbaggar – Sweden’s national film award – and the Nordic Council Film Prize, will introduce her new feature A Serious Game (Den allvarsamma leken) in New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 15-21) in Haugesund.
Norwegian director Anja Breien’s 1977 adaptation of Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel is also screening in the festival programme.
Danish writer-director Lone Scherfig has scripted the new version of the passionate love between Arvid and Lydia (Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof), which Patrik Andersson, Frida Barzgo and Fredrik Heinig are producing for A B-Reel Production.
A Serious Game is one of 11 new Nordic productions, which will be presented tomorrow and Thursday (Aug 19-20) at Haugesund’s Scandic Maritim: six from...
- 8/18/2015
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk has secured sales of the upcoming film based on Fredrik Backman’s bestselling book.
TrustNordisk has sold upcoming dramedy A Man Called Ove to Germany (Concorde Filmverleih) and Benelux (September Film Distribution) prior to Afm (Nov 5-12).
Both deals were negotiated by Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk.
Based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove tells the story of a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself until a new family moves in next door.
The book was released in Germany in August where it remains on the bestseller list.
TrustNordisk handles international sales and CEO Rikke Ennis said the film would be presented as part of its pre-sales slate at Afm, which kicks off in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
A Man Called Ove is produced by Annica Bellander for Tre Vänner in co-operation with Film i Väst, Svt, Nordisk Film with...
TrustNordisk has sold upcoming dramedy A Man Called Ove to Germany (Concorde Filmverleih) and Benelux (September Film Distribution) prior to Afm (Nov 5-12).
Both deals were negotiated by Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk.
Based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove tells the story of a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself until a new family moves in next door.
The book was released in Germany in August where it remains on the bestseller list.
TrustNordisk handles international sales and CEO Rikke Ennis said the film would be presented as part of its pre-sales slate at Afm, which kicks off in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
A Man Called Ove is produced by Annica Bellander for Tre Vänner in co-operation with Film i Väst, Svt, Nordisk Film with...
- 11/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk is to kick off presales on Swedish comedy-drama A Man Called Ove at the American Film Market.
Based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove tells the story of a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself. But his life and negative approach to the world is put to the test when a new family moves in next door.
The film, currently in pre-production, will be directed by Swedish director Hannes Holm who previously directed Behind Blue Skies (2010) and the hit Andersson franchise, which includes The Anderssons In Greece (2012) and The Anderssons Hit the Road (2013).
Cast for A Man Called Ove is yet to be announced.
Backman’s novel was published in 2012 and book rights have been sold to more than 30 countries, including Germany, France, UK, Spain and Italy.
The film is produced by Annica Bellander for Tre Vänner in co-operation with Film i Väst, Svt, Nordisk...
Based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove tells the story of a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself. But his life and negative approach to the world is put to the test when a new family moves in next door.
The film, currently in pre-production, will be directed by Swedish director Hannes Holm who previously directed Behind Blue Skies (2010) and the hit Andersson franchise, which includes The Anderssons In Greece (2012) and The Anderssons Hit the Road (2013).
Cast for A Man Called Ove is yet to be announced.
Backman’s novel was published in 2012 and book rights have been sold to more than 30 countries, including Germany, France, UK, Spain and Italy.
The film is produced by Annica Bellander for Tre Vänner in co-operation with Film i Väst, Svt, Nordisk...
- 10/15/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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