Nagrada za najbolji evropski film u 2011.godini pripala je filmu "Melanholija" danskog reditelja Larsa fon Trira, saopšteno je u Berlinu na 24. dodeli filmskih priznanja koje dodjeljuje Evropska filmska akademija.
Film "Melanholija" prikazan je na Filmskom festivalu u Kanu, a glavna glumica Kirsten Danst je dobila nagradu za najbolju glumicu.
Ovogodišnji kanski festival je ostao upamćen i po skandalu i zahtevu organizatora da poznati danski reditelj napusti tu filmski festival jer je "persona non grata".
Pobednik filmske večeri u Berlinu je i reditelj Tom Huper sa ostvarenjem "Kraljev govor", jer je film osvojio čak tri nagrade - nagradu publike, nagradu za najboljeg evropskog glumca, kao i nagradu za najbolju montažu.
Nemački reditelj Vim Venders, inače predsednik Evropske filmske akademije, nagrađen je za najbolje dokumentarno ostvarenje za film "Pina" o čuvenoj nemačkoj koreografkinji Pini Bauš.
EUROPEAN FILM 2011:
MELANCHOLIA, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier
PRODUCED BY: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011:
Susanne Bier for HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011:
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011:
Colin Firth in THE KING’S SPEECH
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011:
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011:
Manuel Alberto Claro for MELANCHOLIA
EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011:
Tariq Anwar for THE KING’S SPEECH
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2011:
Jette Lehmann for MELANCHOLIA
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2011:
Ludovic Bource for THE ARTIST
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2011:
ADEM (Oxygen) by Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium/theNetherlands
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2011 - Prix ARTE:
PINA by Wim Wenders, Germany
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011:
CHICO & RITA by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2011:
THE WHOLLY FAMILY by Terry Gilliam, Italy
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2011 - Prix EURIMAGES:
Mariela Besuievsky, Spain
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011:
Mads Mikkelsen, Denmark
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Stephen Frears, UK
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SPECIAL HONORARY AWARD:
Michel Piccoli, France
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2011:
THE KING’S SPEECH by Tom Hooper, UK