People’s Choice Award for Best NOMINATIONS 2011
The European Film Academy’s People’s Choice Award allows film fans across the continent to elect their favourite European film through an online vote. Previous winners include Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver, Roberto Benigni’s Life Is Beautiful, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie and Peter Cattaneo’s The Full Monty
ANIMALS UNITED (Konferenz Der Tiere) (Germany) This 3D computer animation was a family hit, grossing ¤35m around the world. Directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe, the film is adapted from 1947 children’s fable The Animals’ Conference by celebrated author Erich Kästner (Emil And The Detectives, Lottie And Lisa). Set in the African savannah, the film follows meerkat Billy and Socrates the lion, who set off to find out why the water supply is drying up. On their journey they are joined by a range of other displaced animals — and discover that the drought has been caused by a man-made dam.
EVEN THE RAIN (También La Lluvia) (Spain) Iciar Bollain’s drama starring Gael García Bernal and Luis Tosar tells the story of two film-makers. They set out to make a movie about Christopher Colum- bus and end up becoming embroiled in a revolt against Western multination- als during the Bolivian water wars, when the government tried to privatise the industry. Written by Paul Laverty (The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Sweet Sixteen), Even The Rain was produced by Juan Gordon and screened at the Berlinale this year, where it won the Panorama audience award. The film also won three Spanish Goya awards. Bollain’s credits include Take My Eyes (Te Doy Mis Ojos), which was nominated at the European Film Awards in 2004.
IN A BETTER WORLD (Hævnen) (Denmark) Winner of best foreign-language film at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes earlier this year, this intense drama from Susanne Bier (After The Wedding, Things We Lost In The Fire) is set between an African refugee camp and a small Danish town. In A Better World screened at the Toronto and Sun- dance film festivals and also picked up the audience award for best film and the Marc’Aurelio Grand Jury Award at the International Rome Film Festival in 2010. Starring Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm and Ulrich Thomsen, the film was written by Anders Thomas Jensen and produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen for Zentropa Entertainments.
50 n European Film Awards 2011
THE KING’S SPEECH (UK) With its universal themes of friendship and triumph over adversity, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech has proved to be a universal crowd-pleaser, grossing more than $400m worldwide. It was also an awards juggernaut, lifting a slew of major prizes, including Oscars for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best actor. The film tells the true story of King George VI (played by Colin Firth), who had to overcome a speech impedi- ment with the help of unorthodox Australian therapist Lionel Logue (Geof- frey Rush). Helena Bonham Carter also stars, with Michael Gambon, Guy Pearce and Derek Jacobi.
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