European Film Awards – The Discovery of the Year / Prix FIPRESCI

European Film Awards 2016

The Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI went to
“The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki” (Hymylievä mies)
Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen
Written by: Mikko Myllylahti, Juho Kuosmanen
Produced by: Jussi Rantamäki

All Prizes of the 29th European Film Awards
The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Wroclaw on December 10, 2016, the following awards were presented:

EUROPEAN FILM 2016
TONI ERDMANN
Directed by: Maren Ade
Written by: Maren Ade
Produced by: Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade, Michel Merkt

EUROPEAN COMEDY 2016
A MAN CALLED OVE (En man som heter Ove)
Directed by: Hannes Holm
Written by: Hannes Holm
Produced by: Annica Bellander Rune, Nicklas Wikström Nicastro

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2016 – Prix FIPRESCI
THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI (HYMYLIEVÄ MIES)
Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen
Written by: Mikko Myllylahti, Juho Kuosmanen
Produced by: Jussi Rantamäki

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2016
FIRE AT SEA (FUOCOAMMARE)
Written & Directed by: Gianfranco Rosi
Produced by: Donatella Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, Serge Lalou, Camille Laemle, Roberto Cicutto, Paolo Del Brocco, Martine Saada & Olivier Pere

EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2016
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (MA VIE DE COURGETTE)
Directed by: Claude Barras
Written by: Céline Sciamma
Produced by: Max Karli

EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2016
9 DAYS – FROM MY WINDOW IN ALEPPO
Directed by: Thomas Vroege, Floor van der Meulen, Issa Touma
Written by: Issa Touma
Produced by: Jos de Putter

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2016
Maren Ade
for TONI ERDMANN

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2016
Sandra Hüller
in TONI ERDMANN

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2016
Peter Simonischek
in TONI ERDMANN

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2016
Maren Ade
for TONI ERDMANN

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2016 – Prix CARLO DI PALMA
Camilla Hjelm Knudsen
for LAND OF MINE

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2016
Anne Østerud & Janus Billeskov Jansen
for THE COMMUNE

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2016
Alice Normington
for SUFFRAGETTE

EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER 2016
Stefanie Bieker
for LAND OF MINE
EUROPEAN HAIR & MAKE-UP ARTIST 2016
Barbara Kreuzer
for LAND OF MINE

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2016
Ilya Demutsky
for THE STUDENT

EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER 2016
Radoslaw Ochnio
for 11 MINUTES

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jean-Claude Carrière

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
Pierce Brosnan

HONORARY AWARD
Andrzej Wajda

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2016 – Prix EURIMAGES
Leontine Petit

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2016 for Best European Film
BODY / CIALO
Directed by: Malgorzata Szumowska
Written by: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Produced by: Jacek Drosio, Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert

Wroclaw, 10 December 2016
(Source: European Film Academy)