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European Film Award For European Discovery Of The Year
European Film Award - Prix Eurimages or European Discovery has been awarded annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy. Originally it was called Young European Film of the Year. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s :Award given as Best Young Film or Young European Film of the Year Most wins for Best Discovery by country References External links Nominees and winnersat the European Film Academy website {{European Film Award for Discovery of the Year Eurimages Eurimages is a cultural support fund of the Council of Europe, established in 1989. Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length fiction, animation, and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages c ... Awards established in 1988 1988 establishments in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Film Academy
The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988. The Academy—under the name of European Cinema Society—was officially founded by its first President, the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, as well as 40 filmmakers from all over Europe, among them Bernardo Bertolucci, Claude Chabrol, Dušan Makavejev, István Szabó, and Wim Wenders. Every year, the European Film Academy honours films and filmmakers with the European Film Awards. The ceremony is taking place every even year in a different European city, and every odd year in Berlin. European Film Academy In 1988, the Academy—under the name of European Cinema Society—was officially founded by its first President, the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, as well as 40 filmmakers from all over Europe in order to promote European film culture worldwide and to protect and to support the inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Comerford
Joe Comerford (born 1947) is an Irish film director. His film '' Reefer and the Model'' (1988) earned three nominations at the European Film Awards, winning none. Career Comerford was born in 1947 in Dublin, Ireland, graduating from the National College of Art and Design in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he began working for RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, where he learned camera operating and general studio production. Two years later, he left RTE to make independent films. In 1969, he made ''Swan Alley''. His first public short, ''Emtigon'' (1971) was followed by ''Withdrawal'' (1973) and ''Down the Corner'' (1977). He has directed three feature films – ''Traveller'' (1981), written by Neil Jordan, '' Reefer and the Model'' (1988) and '' High Boot Benny'' (1993). All his films share a general concern for those on the margins of what was an increasingly-affluent Irish society. His short ''Waterbag'' (1984) was funded by the arts council and Irish Film Board. Comerford's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ademir Kenović
Ademir Kenović (born September 14, 1950) is a Bosnian film director and producer. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1975. In 1972–73 he studied film, English literature and art at the Denison University in Ohio. His films include ''Kuduz'' (1989) and '' A Little Bit of Soul'' (1987). His 1997 work ''The Perfect Circle'' won the François Chalais Prize. He also produced the popular 2004 Bosnian film ''Days and Hours''. References External links * Ademir Kenovićat Bosnian Wikiquote Wikiquote is part of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation using MediaWiki software. Based on an idea by Daniel Alston and implemented by Brion Vibber, the project's objective is to produce collaboratively a vast refer ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenovic, Ademir 1950 births Living people Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Film people from Sarajevo Denison University alumni Bosnia and Herzegovina film directors Bosnia and Herzegovina film producers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuduz
''Kuduz'' is a 1989 film, set in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina written by Abdulah Sidran and Ademir Kenović, who also directed the film. It is based on the true story of the outlaw Junuz Kečo. Plot A petty criminal is released from prison and marries his girlfriend. He manages to live a life free from crime, poor but happy, until his new wife commits adultery, which leads him to murder her and her lover. He then escapes into the mountains and evades justice for years. This is a story about love and tragedy. It takes place in the grim social setting of city outskirts. Badema, a seductive local girl, meets Bećir Kuduz who has just come out of prison. Neither the age difference nor fact that Badema has a little girl of her own (without knowing who the father is) stops them from coming together, each with plans of their own. Kuduz dreams of starting up his own construction business, Badema wants to work in a local cafe where it is fun and never boring. But Badema is obviously qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zülfü Livaneli
Ömer Zülfü Livaneli (born 20 June 1946), is a Turkish musician, author, poet, and politician. Livaneli was imprisoned several times during the 1971 Turkish coup d'état because of his political views and had to leave Turkey in 1972 and went on exile. He lived in Stockholm, Paris, Athens, and New York where he met and collaborated with artists and intellectuals such as Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, James Baldwin, and Peter Ustinov among others. Livaneli returned to Turkey in 1984. His works and cultural and political activities and contributions to world peace were recognized by UNESCO in 1995 when he was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO. He quit this UNESCO post in 2016 to protest the Turkish State's damage to the historic Kurdish Old Town of Diyarbakir. He served a term in the Turkish Parliament as well as in the Council of Europe. Personal life Livaneli's real name is Ömer Zülfü Livanelioğlu. He comes from a family of Georgian descent. His father was a judge and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Cristaldi
Franco Cristaldi (3 October 1924 – 1 July 1992) was an Italian film producer, credited with producing (or co-producing) feature films from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career In 1946 Cristaldi founded ''Vides Cinematografica'' in Turin. This production company initially produced short and documentary films, and would later be renamed to ''Cristaldifilm'' in the 1980s. In the 1950s, Cristaldi changed his attention to feature films and moved to Rome. During his long career, he worked with directors and screenwriters such as Francesco Rosi, Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, and Giuseppe Tornatore. A noted film producer from some years in his native Italy, some of Cristaldi's most successful films internationally included ''The Name of the Rose'' and ''Nuovo cinema Paradiso''. (The former winning a César and two BAFTAs, and the latter winning several BAFTAs, the Grand Prix at Cannes, and Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperResource, 2001), pp. 682-685. In a career spanning over 30 years he is best known for directing and writing drama films such as '' Everybody's Fine'', ''The Legend of 1900'', '' Malèna'', '' Baarìa'' and ''The Best Offer''. His most noted film is '' Cinema Paradiso'', for which Tornatore won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also directed several advertising campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana. Tornatore is also known for his long-standing association with composer Ennio Morricone, who composed music for thirteen Tornatore feature films since 1988. Life and career Born in Bagheria, near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Paradiso
''Cinema Paradiso'' ( it, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, , literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre. This Italian-French co-production stars Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone and his son, Andrea, marking the beginning of a collaboration between Tornatore and Morricone that lasted until Morricone's death in 2020. Credited with revitalizing Italy's film industry, ''Cinema Paradiso'' has been cited by ''Empire'' magazine as one of the greatest films of all time. It was a commercial success, and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix. It was nominated for 11 BAFTA Awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maciej Dejczer
Maciej Dejczer is a Polish film director, best known for his film ''300 Miles to Heaven'' (1989), which won the second European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. He is an alumnus of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Filmography * 1986: ''Dzieci śmieci'' * 1989: ''300 Miles to Heaven'' * 1993: ''To musisz być ty'' * 1994: ''Jest jak jest'' * 1997: ''Bastard (1997 film), Bandyta'' * 1999–2000: ''Czułość i kłamstwa'' * 2000–2006: ''M jak miłość'' * 2001–2003: ''Na dobre i na złe'' * 2002–2006: ''Samo Życie, Samo życie'' * 2004–2005: ''Oficer (serial telewizyjny), Oficer'' * 2005–2006: ''Magda M.'' * 2006: ''Klinika samotnych serc'' * 2006: ''Oficerowie'' * 2007: ''Trzeci oficer'' * 2008: ''Ojciec Mateusz'' * 2009: ''Teraz albo nigdy!'' * 2011: ''Chichot losu (serial telewizyjny), Chichot losu'' * 2012: ''Misja Afganistan'' * 2015: ''Strażacy'' * 2015: ''Listy do M. 2'' Awards *Golden Lions Award at the Gdynia Film Festival, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
300 Miles To Heaven
''300 Miles to Heaven'' (Polish: ''300 mil do nieba'') is a 1989 Polish drama film directed by Maciej Dejczer. It is based on the true story of the Zieliński brothers, two teenagers who escaped from Communist Poland in 1985. The film received the European Film Award in 1989. Plot synopsis In a working-class village near Kielce, Poland, the Kwiatkowski family live in poverty. The two oldest sons, sixth-grader Andrzej "Jędrek" Kwiatkowski and first-grader Grzegorz "Grześ" Kwiatkowski dream of escaping to the West in pursuit of better living conditions and opportunities, as well as to financially aid their dissident parents. Grześ wishes to escape to Louisiana in the United States to pursue a music career. The boys' dream is also shared by Jędrek's classmate, Elka, who often lives alone due to her father's alcoholism and repeated incarceration. One night, the three children act on their escape plan by hiding underneath a freight truck. However, the plan goes awry and only Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd European Film Awards
The 2nd Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 25 November 1989 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, France and was hosted by Franco-Swiss actress Agnès Soral and Spanish actor Fernando Rey. Hungarian film '' The Midas Touch'' and Soviet film ''Little Vera'' led the nominations with five each while British film '' High Hopes'' received the most awards with three wins. Theo Angelopoulos's '' Landscape in the Mist'' received the award for Best European Film. Italian director Federico Fellini received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Winners and nominees The winners are in a yellow background and in bold. Best European Film Best European Director Best European Actress Best European Actor Best Supporting Performance Best Young Film Best European Screenwriter Best European Cinematographer Best European Composer Best Documentary Lifetime Achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Stafford-Clark
Nigel Stafford-Clark (born 12 June 1948) is a British film and television producer, and the brother of the theatre director Max Stafford-Clark. He was educated at Felsted and Trinity College, Cambridge, and worked in advertising and in sponsored documentaries before becoming a commercials producer at Moving Picture Company (MPC). In the buildup to the launch of Channel 4 in November 1982, he formed MPC's programme department, executive producing a number of documentary series for the new channel, including one of its earliest hits ''Tom Keating on Painters''. He also produced several television films for the Film on Four strand, including ''Last Day of Summer'', written by Ian McEwan from his own short story, and ''The House'', the debut drama from writer-director and People Show alumnus Mike Figgis. He moved on to feature films in the mid-80s, including ''The Assam Garden'', in which Deborah Kerr gave a highly acclaimed performance in what would be her last feature, and ''Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
