European Film Awards 2009: First Feature Nominees

At the 2009 Zurich Film Festival, the European Film Academy has announced this year’s nominations for the European Discovery Award for best first film. The nominees are:

AJAMI, Germany / Israel
Winner of the Israeli Film Academy’s best picture award, Ajami is set in the mean streets of the occupied territories.
written & directed by Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani
produced by Mosh Danon, Thanassis Karathanos & Talia Kleinhendler

GAGMA NAPIRI (The Other Bank), Georgia / Kazakhstan
After finding his mother with a lover, a pre-teen boy travels back home to Abkhazia in search of his father.
directed by George Ovashvili
written by Nugzar Shataidze
produced by George Ohashvili & Sain Gabdullin

KATALIN VARGA, Romania / UK / Hungary
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