European Film Awards 2009: Rules & Relevance

Maria Heiskanen in Everlasting Moments

European Film Awards 2009 – Nominations: Part I
Among the eligible films and performers that failed to nab a mention were Giovanna Mezzogiorno for Vincere, Audrey Tautou for Coco Before Chanel, Maren Ade’s Everyone Else, Ulrich Tukur for The White Ribbon, Martina Gedeck for The Baader Meinhof Complex, and Michael Fassbender for Fish Tank.
Also, Christian Petzold’s Jerichow, Nina Hoss for Jerichow, Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments, Maria Heiskanen for Everlasting Moments, Corneliu Porumboiu’s Police, Adjective, Andrzej Wajda’s Sweet Rush, and Philippe Lioret’s Welcome.
Now, the curious thing about the European Film Awards is that the awards’ timing and eligibility rules (some of which have varied throughout the years) make many of the nominations seem like old news. Indeed, [...]

by Andre Soares | November 7, 2009   
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Guldbagge Awards 2009

2009 Golden Beetle (Guldbagge) Awards
2009 Swedish Film Institute’s Golden Beetle nominations: December 30, 2008
2009 Golden Beetle winners: Cirkus in Stockholm, January 12, 2009
A jury of 31 members picked the 2009 Guldbagge Award nominees.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)

Mikael Persbrandt in Everlasting Moments by Jan Troell

 
Best Film
De ofrivilliga / Involuntary, Producer: Erik Hemmendorff
Låt den rätte komma in / Let the Right One In, Producers: John Nordling och Carl Molinder
* Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick / Everlasting Moments, Producer: Thomas Stenderup
Best Foreign Language Film
* Lust, Caution, Director: Ang Lee
No Country for Old Men, Director: Joel Coen
There Will Be Blood, Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Documentary Film
H:r Landshövding / Mr Governor, [...]

by Andre Soares | January 12, 2009   
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2009 Golden Beetle Nominations

Jesper Christensen, Maria Heiskanen in Everlasting Moments

Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments, a Golden Globe nominee and Sweden’s entry for the 2009 best foreign-language film Academy Award, received eight Golden Beetle nominations, including best film, director, actor, actress, and screenplay.
Set in the early 1900s, Everlasting Moments follows a young working-class woman (Finnish actress Maria Heiskanen) who wins a camera in a lottery, thus gaining a new outlook in life. The screenplay was written by Niklas Rådström from a story by Troell and his wife, Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell, whose grandmother was the inspiration for the film’s lead character.
Troell has previously won five Golden Beetles: two for director (Here’s Your Life, 1966, and As White as Snow, 2001), one for cinematography [...]

by Andre Soares | January 1, 2009   
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Palm Springs 2009: Modern Masters

Maria Heiskanen in Everlasting Moments

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MODERN MASTERS
Ten films have been selected as part of Modern Masters program highlighting the latest work of established directors at the forefront of contemporary international cinema.

Adam Resurrected (USA/Israel/Germany) – Paul Schrader’s brilliant new work tells the story of Adam Stein, who grapples with a paralytic case of survivor’s guilt in the aftermath of the Holocaust. An extraordinary performance by Jeff Goldblum captures the essence of the complex central character, a man who survived while those around him perished. The film also stars Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer and Moritz Bleibtreu.

Cherry Blossoms (Germany) – This profoundly moving story of marital love, directed by Doris [...]

by Deborah Arthur | December 18, 2008   
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