European Film Awards

2003

Introduction

The 16th European Film Awards

Berlin 2003

In a revamped formula that concentrated on the diversity of European cinema and treated all ceremony guests as equals, the 16th European Film Awards returned to Berlin and brought the guests to the Arena, a former bus depot at the bank of the Spree river, right where the city used to be divided into East and West.
Based on a script developed by EFA President Wim Wenders and EFA Director Marion Döring, the ceremony took on a Dogma-like style, the map of Europe sketched on the stage and allowing a look “backstage” with all technology visible – cameras, mixing-board, stage director, control monitors, make-up, props, etc. As Wim Wenders said, the aim was to “see the lack of funding as a challenge, turning it into a virtue.”
After a brief on-screen appearance from inside his car, the evening’s host, German actor Heino Ferch, entered the hall directing Lars von Trier’s camper van to the left of the stage.
Seated at tables, the guests included EFA Members, winners, nominees, and presenters… among them the Icelandic actor Tómas Lemarquis, directors Krzysztof Zanussi, Andreas Dresen, and Oskar Roehler, as well as 60 film students from across Europe. Some of these, from Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, London, Paris and Reykjavik, were invited to shoot little clips for the ceremony. The first of these “filmed postcards” came from Iceland, demonstrating the importance of cinema in this film-loving nation.
The ceremony then started with the presentation of the Jameson People’s Choice Awards voted for by cinema-goers across Europe. The awards went to director Wolfgang Becker, actress Katrin Sass, and actor Daniel Brühl, all three of them from GOOD BYE, LENIN! The German director states that, “the award from the audience is always the best award you can get,” adding: “It makes me really proud.”
As a new element the European Film Academy had recruited patrons for the films nominated in the category “European Film”. The first of these, German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, announced the postcard from Budapest – about the art of cinematography – and presented the nomination for MI VIDA SIN MI by Isabel Coixet. Other patrons included British actress and EFA Board Member Brenda Blethyn (for Lars von Trier’s DOGVILLE), Dutch actress Johanna ter Steege (presenting SWIMMING POOL by François Ozon), Hungarian director István Szabó (for GOOD BYE, LENIN! by Wolfgang Becker), and his German colleague Tom Tykwer who presented the nomination for IN THIS WORLD by Michael Winterbottom.
The award European Film Academy Discovery 2003 – Prix Fassbinder, presented in German and English by French director Patrice Chéreau, went to THE RETURN by Andrei Zvyagintsev. The Russian director talked about his taxi driver (in Russian) speculating whether Russia is part of Europe and concluded that the European Film Academy had now answered that question.
To standing ovations legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau came on stage as a patron for the nomination of DIRTY PRETTY THINGS by Stephen Frears. She also announced the winner of the award European Actor 2003, Daniel Brühl for his role in GOOD BYE, LENIN! Overwhelmed, the young German actor exclaimed, “This is too much for me! I’m very honoured and proud” and thanked his film mother Katrin Sass.
The presentation of the next award, European Director 2003 to Lars von Trier for DOGVILLE, brought the camper van at the side of the stage back into the limelight. Icelandic director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson announced the winner and then, among much speculation from a curiously excited audience, knocked on the door of the van and disappeared inside. Lars von Trier appeared onscreen, apparently from within the camper, listening to music on his headphones and acknowledging the award with a mere nod.
A true highlight came with the presentation of the first honorary award of the evening, European Achievement in World Cinema for internationally acclaimed cinematographer Carlo di Palma. The laudatory speech arrived in form of a video of Woody Allen who congratulated his “good friend and one of the greatest cameramen that cinema has ever known”, saying he couldn’t “think of a more deserving cinematographer to be honoured”.
Carlo di Palma whispered “Grazie” and continued to present the award European Cinematographer 2003 to Anthony Dod Mantle for DOGVILLE and 28 DAYS LATER. The Danish cinematographer stated: “to receive this from you, Carlo, is really special,” and added, “I am very moved, thank you!”
The second honorary award, the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, went to veteran French director Claude Chabrol. French actress Isabelle Huppert presented the award reading out a letter: “Claude, je vous aime!…”
Chabrol explained, “it is true that you don’t forget how to ride a bike, but that’s not the case with languages, they disappear” and continued in French, pointing out that “French is a European language and there is nothing extravagant in this”.
Finally, the award European Film 2003 went to GOOD BYE, LENIN! making the German production the winner of the evening. Apart from the three People’s Choice Awards, European Actor and Film, GOOD BYE LENIN! also received European Screenwriter 2003 for Bernd Lichtenberg. Concluding the evening, the German crew was joined by all other winners, patrons and presenters on stage to watch one final filmed postcard, of a sleeping Barcelona, the city hosting next year’s European Film Awards.
Other awards included the European Documentary – Prix ARTE for S21: THE KHMER ROUGE KILLING MACHINE, European Actress for Charlotte Rampling in SWIMMING POOL, the European Film Academy Short Film – Prix UIP for (A) TORZIJA by Stefan Arsenijevic from Slovenia, and the European Film Academy Critics Award 2003 – Prix Fipresci for Marco Bellocchio from Italy for BUONGIORNO, NOTTE. The Prix Screen International for a non-European film went to LES INVASIONS BARBARES by Denys Arcand.

The 16th European Film Awards

Berlin 2003

In a revamped formula that concentrated on the diversity of European cinema and treated all ceremony guests as equals, the 16th European Film Awards returned to Berlin and brought the guests to the Arena, a former bus depot at the bank of the Spree river, right where the city used to be divided into East and West.
Based on a script developed by EFA President Wim Wenders and EFA Director Marion Döring, the ceremony took on a Dogma-like style, the map of Europe sketched on the stage and allowing a look “backstage” with all technology visible – cameras, mixing-board, stage director, control monitors, make-up, props, etc. As Wim Wenders said, the aim was to “see the lack of funding as a challenge, turning it into a virtue.”
After a brief on-screen appearance from inside his car, the evening’s host, German actor Heino Ferch, entered the hall directing Lars von Trier’s camper van to the left of the stage.
Seated at tables, the guests included EFA Members, winners, nominees, and presenters… among them the Icelandic actor Tómas Lemarquis, directors Krzysztof Zanussi, Andreas Dresen, and Oskar Roehler, as well as 60 film students from across Europe. Some of these, from Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, London, Paris and Reykjavik, were invited to shoot little clips for the ceremony. The first of these “filmed postcards” came from Iceland, demonstrating the importance of cinema in this film-loving nation.
The ceremony then started with the presentation of the Jameson People’s Choice Awards voted for by cinema-goers across Europe. The awards went to director Wolfgang Becker, actress Katrin Sass, and actor Daniel Brühl, all three of them from GOOD BYE, LENIN! The German director states that, “the award from the audience is always the best award you can get,” adding: “It makes me really proud.”
As a new element the European Film Academy had recruited patrons for the films nominated in the category “European Film”. The first of these, German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, announced the postcard from Budapest – about the art of cinematography – and presented the nomination for MI VIDA SIN MI by Isabel Coixet. Other patrons included British actress and EFA Board Member Brenda Blethyn (for Lars von Trier’s DOGVILLE), Dutch actress Johanna ter Steege (presenting SWIMMING POOL by François Ozon), Hungarian director István Szabó (for GOOD BYE, LENIN! by Wolfgang Becker), and his German colleague Tom Tykwer who presented the nomination for IN THIS WORLD by Michael Winterbottom.
The award European Film Academy Discovery 2003 – Prix Fassbinder, presented in German and English by French director Patrice Chéreau, went to THE RETURN by Andrei Zvyagintsev. The Russian director talked about his taxi driver (in Russian) speculating whether Russia is part of Europe and concluded that the European Film Academy had now answered that question.
To standing ovations legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau came on stage as a patron for the nomination of DIRTY PRETTY THINGS by Stephen Frears. She also announced the winner of the award European Actor 2003, Daniel Brühl for his role in GOOD BYE, LENIN! Overwhelmed, the young German actor exclaimed, “This is too much for me! I’m very honoured and proud” and thanked his film mother Katrin Sass.
The presentation of the next award, European Director 2003 to Lars von Trier for DOGVILLE, brought the camper van at the side of the stage back into the limelight. Icelandic director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson announced the winner and then, among much speculation from a curiously excited audience, knocked on the door of the van and disappeared inside. Lars von Trier appeared onscreen, apparently from within the camper, listening to music on his headphones and acknowledging the award with a mere nod.
A true highlight came with the presentation of the first honorary award of the evening, European Achievement in World Cinema for internationally acclaimed cinematographer Carlo di Palma. The laudatory speech arrived in form of a video of Woody Allen who congratulated his “good friend and one of the greatest cameramen that cinema has ever known”, saying he couldn’t “think of a more deserving cinematographer to be honoured”.
Carlo di Palma whispered “Grazie” and continued to present the award European Cinematographer 2003 to Anthony Dod Mantle for DOGVILLE and 28 DAYS LATER. The Danish cinematographer stated: “to receive this from you, Carlo, is really special,” and added, “I am very moved, thank you!”
The second honorary award, the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, went to veteran French director Claude Chabrol. French actress Isabelle Huppert presented the award reading out a letter: “Claude, je vous aime!…”
Chabrol explained, “it is true that you don’t forget how to ride a bike, but that’s not the case with languages, they disappear” and continued in French, pointing out that “French is a European language and there is nothing extravagant in this”.
Finally, the award European Film 2003 went to GOOD BYE, LENIN! making the German production the winner of the evening. Apart from the three People’s Choice Awards, European Actor and Film, GOOD BYE LENIN! also received European Screenwriter 2003 for Bernd Lichtenberg. Concluding the evening, the German crew was joined by all other winners, patrons and presenters on stage to watch one final filmed postcard, of a sleeping Barcelona, the city hosting next year’s European Film Awards.
Other awards included the European Documentary – Prix ARTE for S21: THE KHMER ROUGE KILLING MACHINE, European Actress for Charlotte Rampling in SWIMMING POOL, the European Film Academy Short Film – Prix UIP for (A) TORZIJA by Stefan Arsenijevic from Slovenia, and the European Film Academy Critics Award 2003 – Prix Fipresci for Marco Bellocchio from Italy for BUONGIORNO, NOTTE. The Prix Screen International for a non-European film went to LES INVASIONS BARBARES by Denys Arcand.

Introduction

GOOD BYE, LENIN!

European Film 2003

GOOD BYE, LENIN!(Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

GOOD BYE, LENIN!

European Actor 2003

Daniel BrühlGOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

SWIMMING POOL

European Actress 2003

Charlotte RamplingSWIMMING POOL

United Kingdom, France

GOOD BYE, LENIN!

Most awards: 3

GOOD BYE, LENIN!(Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

Dirty Pretty Things

Most nominations: 4

Dirty Pretty Things

United Kingdom

European Film

GOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Directed by Wolfgang Becker

Germany

Lars von Trier

European Director

Lars von Trier DOGVILLE

Charlotte Rampling

European Actress

Charlotte Rampling SWIMMING POOL

Daniel Brühl

European Actor

Daniel Brühl GOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Bernd Lichtenberg

European Screenwriter

Bernd Lichtenberg GOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

European Documentary

S-21, LA MACHINE DE MORT KHMÈRE ROUGE (S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge)

Directed by Rithy Panh

Cambodia, France

European Short Film

(A) TORSION ((A) Torzija)

Directed by Stefan Arsenijevic

Slovenia

European Lifetime Achievement

Claude Chabrol

European Achievement in World Cinema

Carlo di Palma

Screen International Award (for a non-European film)

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (Les invasions barbares)

Directed by Denys Arcand

Canada

Anthony Dod Mantle

European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma

Anthony Dod Mantle DOGVILLE

People's Choice Award

GOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Directed by Wolfgang Becker

Germany

Special Mention - Film/ Person

FUSE (Gori vatra)

Directed by Pjer Zalica

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austria, Turkey, France

European Film Academy Discovery - Prix Fassbinder

THE RETURN (Возвращение)

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

Russia

European FIPRESCI Award

GOODMORNING, NIGHT (Buongiorno, notte)

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

Italy

People’s Choice Awards – Best Actress

Katrin Sass

People's Choice Award - Best European Actor

Daniel Brühl

Categories

European Film

Nominees

GOOD BYE, LENIN!(Good Bye, Lenin!)

Directed by Wolfgang Becker

Germany

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS

Directed by Stephen Frears

United Kingdom

DOGVILLE

Directed by Lars von Trier

Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany

IN THIS WORLD

Directed by Michael Winterbottom

United Kingdom

MY LIFE WITHOUT ME(Mi vida sin mi)

Directed by Isabel Coixet

Spain, Canada

SWIMMING POOL

Directed by François Ozon

United Kingdom, France

European Director

Nominees
Lars von Trier

Lars von TrierDOGVILLE

Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Nuri Bilge CeylanDISTANT (Uzak)

Turkey

Wolfgang Becker

Wolfgang BeckerGOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

Michael Winterbottom

Michael WinterbottomIN THIS WORLD

United Kingdom

Isabel Coixet

Isabel CoixetMY LIFE WITHOUT ME (Mi vida sin mi)

Spain, Canada

Marco Tullio Giordana

Marco Tullio GiordanaTHE BEST OF YOUTH (La meglio gioventù)

Italy

European Actress

Nominees
Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte RamplingSWIMMING POOL

United Kingdom, France

Helen Mirren

Helen MirrenCALENDAR GIRLS

United Kingdom

Katrin Sass

Katrin SassGOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

Diana Dumbrava

Diana DumbravaMARIA

Romania, France, Germany

Katja Riemann

Katja RiemannROSENSTRASSE (Rosenstrasse)

Germany, Netherlands

Anne Reid

Anne ReidTHE MOTHER

United Kingdom

European Actor

Nominees
Daniel Brühl

Daniel BrühlGOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel EjioforDIRTY PRETTY THINGS

United Kingdom

Bruno Todeschini

Bruno TodeschiniHIS BROTHER (Son frère)

France

Tomas Lemarquis

Tomas LemarquisNÓI ALBÍNÓI

Iceland, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo CascioTHE BEST OF YOUTH (La meglio gioventù)

Italy

Jean Rochefort

Jean RochefortTHE MAN ON THE TRAIN (L'homme du train)

France, United Kingdom

European Screenwriter

Nominees
Bernd Lichtenberg

Bernd LichtenbergGOOD BYE, LENIN! (Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

Steven Knight

Steven KnightDIRTY PRETTY THINGS

United Kingdom

Lars von Trier

Lars von TrierDOGVILLE

Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany

Sandro Petraglia

Sandro PetragliaTHE BEST OF YOUTH (La meglio gioventù)

Italy

Hanif Kureishi

Hanif KureishiTHE MOTHER

United Kingdom

European Documentary

Nominees

S-21, LA MACHINE DE MORT KHMÈRE ROUGE(S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge)

Directed by Rithy Panh

Cambodia, France

A SPECIES ODYSSEY(L'odyssée de l'espèce)

Directed by Jacques Malaterre

France, Canada, Belgium

EAT, SLEEP, NO WOMEN(Eat, Sleep, No Women)

Directed by Heiner Stadler

Germany

HUSH!(Тише! (Tishe!))

Directed by Victor Kossakovsky

Russia

THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET

Directed by Kim Longinotto

United Kingdom

THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS(De fem benspænd)

Directed by Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth

Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Germany

THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL(Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kame)

Directed by Byambasuren Daava, Luigi Falorni

Germany

WHOSE IS THIS SONG?(Chia e tazi pesen?)

Directed by Adela Peeva

European Short Film

Nominees

(A) TORSION((A) Torzija)

Directed by Stefan Arsenijevic

Slovenia

AN EMBRACE(Une étreinte)

Directed by Eskil Vogt

Norway

AT DAWNING

Directed by Martin Jones

United Kingdom

LA CHANSON-CHANSON

Directed by Xavier Diskeuve

Belgium

MAMAMAN

Directed by Iao Lethem

Belgium

SAVE THE CHILDREN(Redd barna)

Directed by Terje Rangnes

Norway

SMALL AVALANCHES(Små skred)

Directed by Birgitte Stærmose

Denmark

THE GIANT(Velikan)

Directed by Alexander Kott

Russia

THE TRUMOUSE SHOW

Directed by Julio Robledo

Spain

THE WALLET(Le Portefeuille)

Directed by Vincent Bierrewaerts

France, Belgium

WE ARE LIVING ON THE EDGE(My Zhivem na krai)

Directed by Victor Asliuk

Belarus

YOUR NATIVE COUNTRY(Kraj urodzenia)

Directed by Jacek Bławut

Poland

Screen International Award (for a non-European film)

Nominees

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS(Les invasions barbares)

Directed by Denys Arcand

Canada

21 GRAMS

Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

Afghanistan

FINDING NEMO

Directed by Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich

USA

KILL BILL: VOL. 1

Directed by Quentin Tarantino

USA

LOST IN TRANSLATION

Directed by Sophia Coppola

USA, Japan

MYSTIC RIVER

Directed by Clint Eastwood

USA

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING(Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom)

Directed by Kim Ki-duk

South Korea, Germany

THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Japan

European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma

Nominees
Anthony Dod Mantle

Anthony Dod MantleDOGVILLE

Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany

Chris Menges

Chris MengesDIRTY PRETTY THINGS

United Kingdom

Bogumil Godfrejow

Bogumil GodfrejowDISTANT LIGHTS (Lichter)

Germany

Italo Petriccione

Italo PetriccioneI AM NOT SCARED (Io non ho paura)

Italy

Marcel Zyskind

Marcel ZyskindIN THIS WORLD

United Kingdom

Tom Fährmann

Tom FährmannTHE MIRACLE OF BERN (Das Wunder von Bern)

Germany

Feature Film Selection

Nominees
Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

28 DAYS LATER

United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

A DIFFERENT WAY(Hannah med H)

Sweden, France

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

A HEART ELSEWHERE(Il cuore altrove)

Italy

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

BON VOYAGE

France

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

CALENDAR GIRLS

United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS

United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

DISTANT(Uzak)

Turkey

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

DISTANT LIGHTS(Lichter)

Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

DOGVILLE

Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

EDI

Poland

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

FACING WINDOW(La finestra di fronte)

Italy, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

FATHER AND SON(Отец и сын (Otets i syn))

Russia

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

GOOD BYE, LENIN!(Good Bye, Lenin!)

Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

HIS BROTHER(Son frère)

France

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

I AM NOT SCARED(Io non ho paura)

Italy

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

IN THIS WORLD

United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

IT IS MORE EASY FOR A CAMEL(Il est plus facile pour un chameau)

France

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

KITCHEN STORIES(Salmer Fra Kjøkkenet)

Norway

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

KOKTEBEL(Koktjebjel: Коктебель)

Russia

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

LOVING GLANCES(Sjaj u očima)

Serbia, Montenegro

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

MARIA

Romania, France, Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

MONDAYS IN THE SUN(Los Lunes al Sol)

Spain, Italy, France

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

MY LAST FILM(Mein Letzter Film )

Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

MY LIFE WITHOUT ME(Mi vida sin mi)

Spain, Canada

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

NIKI AND FLO(Niki Et Flo)

France, Romania

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

NÓI ALBÍNÓI

Iceland, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

REMEMBER ME(Ricordati di me)

Italy, France, United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

ROSENSTRASSE(Rosenstrasse)

Germany, Netherlands

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

SEA OF SILENCE(Verder dan de Maan)

Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

SOLDIERS OF SALAMINA(Soldados de Salamina)

Spain

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

SOLINO

Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

SPARE PARTS(Rezervni deli)

Slovenia

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

SWIMMING POOL

United Kingdom, France

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE BEST OF YOUTH(La meglio gioventù)

Italy

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE END OF A MYSTERY(La luz prodigiosa)

Spain, Italy

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE GREEN BUTCHERS(De grønne slagtere)

Denmark

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE LOVER(Любовник (Lyubovnik))

Russia

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE MAN ON THE TRAIN(L'homme du train)

France, United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE MIRACLE OF BERN(Das Wunder von Bern)

Germany

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE MOTHER

United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

THE SOUL KEEPER(Prendimi l'anima)

Italy, France, United Kingdom

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

TWIN SISTERS(De Tweeling)

Netherlands

Feature Film Selection

Feature Film Selection

WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF(Wilbur begår selvmord)

Denmark, United Kingdom

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