Ruben Östlund’s Swedish drama “De Ofrivilliga” (“Involuntary”) took home the Iris Award for best film Sunday at the 6th edition of the Brussels European Film Festival.
Written by Ruben Östlund and Erik Hemmendorff, the film examines several individuals’ behavior in a group. Among the characters are a young man who needs to be the center of attention among his friends, two girls who plan to drink large quantities of alcohol, and a bus driver who wants to show off his authority.
The prize for best performance went to Polina Philonenko, Agnia Kuznetsova and Olga Shuvalova in Valeriya Gai Germanika’s “Everybody Dies But Me,” which also recently won the CineVision Award at the 25th edition of the Munich Film Festival.
Germanika’s coming-of-age drama follows three teenagers as they gear up for a party held at their high school. Alexander Rodionov and Juri Klavdiev wrote the script.
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Written by Ruben Östlund and Erik Hemmendorff, the film examines several individuals’ behavior in a group. Among the characters are a young man who needs to be the center of attention among his friends, two girls who plan to drink large quantities of alcohol, and a bus driver who wants to show off his authority.
The prize for best performance went to Polina Philonenko, Agnia Kuznetsova and Olga Shuvalova in Valeriya Gai Germanika’s “Everybody Dies But Me,” which also recently won the CineVision Award at the 25th edition of the Munich Film Festival.
Germanika’s coming-of-age drama follows three teenagers as they gear up for a party held at their high school. Alexander Rodionov and Juri Klavdiev wrote the script.
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- 7/9/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Russian director Valeriya Gai Germanika’s “Everybody Dies But Me” picked up the CineVision Award at the 25th edition of the Munich Film Festival. The coming-of-age drama follows three teenagers as they gear up for a party held at their high school.
The Young German Cinema Award for best director went to Timo Müller for “Morscholz,” a drama that follows the lives of seven people in a small German town. Heiko Martens was named best screenwriter for “Narrenspiel,” while Markus Tomczyk won best actor for his role in “Braams.” Susanne Wolff won best actress for “Das Fremde in Mir.”
The Arri-Zeiss Award, the festival’s new prize, went to Matteo Garrone’s “Gomorra,” a look at crime families operating out of Naples. The film also won the grand prize at Cannes last month.
Julie Christie received this year’s CineMerit Award, a prize honoring outstanding personalities in the international film community.
The Young German Cinema Award for best director went to Timo Müller for “Morscholz,” a drama that follows the lives of seven people in a small German town. Heiko Martens was named best screenwriter for “Narrenspiel,” while Markus Tomczyk won best actor for his role in “Braams.” Susanne Wolff won best actress for “Das Fremde in Mir.”
The Arri-Zeiss Award, the festival’s new prize, went to Matteo Garrone’s “Gomorra,” a look at crime families operating out of Naples. The film also won the grand prize at Cannes last month.
Julie Christie received this year’s CineMerit Award, a prize honoring outstanding personalities in the international film community.
- 6/30/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
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