The European Film Academy celebrated its 25th anniversary with a ceremony in Malta Saturday. Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci received the lifetime achievement award, while the Achievement in World Cinema award went to Helen Mirren. Michael Haneke’s Amour won the top prize and took three other EFAs; the full winners list is below:
EUROPEAN FILM
Amour
DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke for Amour
ACTRESS
Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
ACTOR
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour
SCREENWRITER
Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for The Hunt
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Sean Bobbitt for Shame
EDITOR
Joe Walker for Shame
PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012
Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
COMPOSER
Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
DISCOVERY – FIPRESCI PRIZE
Kauwboy, directed by Boudewijn Koole (Netherlands)
DOCUMENTARY
Winter Nomads, directed by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Alois Nobel, directed by Tomas Lunak (Czech Republic-Germany-Slovakia)
SHORT FILM
Superman, Spiderman, Or Batman, directed by Tudor Giurgiu (Romania)
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Hasta La Vista, directed by Geoffrey Enthoven (Belgium)
