European Film Awards

The European Movie Awards are the most prestigious paneuropean movie awards.

Similar to the Academy Awards in many ways, the European Movie Awards are selected by the European Film Acedemy. They are reserved to European cinema and European producers and actors.

Extremely popular since their inception in 1988 their importance and prestige diminished in mid-90s despite stronger than ever cultural integration within Europe. The beginning of the XXIth century marked a certain rise of interest towards these awards.

The 2004 prices will be given out on December the 11-th in Barcelona, Spain.

The awards are given in over 10 categories of which the most important is the Film of the year.

The Winners from the past

Best Film

• 1988 A Short Film About Killing - Krzysztof Kieslowski - Poland.
• 1989 Landscape in the Mist - Theo Angelopoulos - Greece.
• 1990 Open Doors - Gianni Amelio - Italy.
• 1991 Riff-Raff - Ken Loach - United Kingdom.
• 1992 The Stolen Children - Gianni Amelio - Italy.
• 1993 Urga - The Territory of Love - Nikita Mikchalkov - Russia.
• 1994 Lamerica - Gianni Amelio - Italy.
• 1995 Land and Freedom - Ken Loach - United Kingdom.
• 1996 Breaking The Waves - Lars von Trier - Denmark.
• 1997 The Full Monty - Peter Cattaneo - United Kingdom.
• 1998 Life is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni - Italy.
• 1999 All About My Mother - Pedro Almodóvar - Spain.
• 2000 Dancer In The Dark - Lars von Trier - Denmark.
• 2001 Amélie - Jean-Pierre-Jeunet - France.
• 2002 Talk to Her - Pedro Almodóvar - Spain.
• 2003 Good Bye, Lenin! - Wolfgang Becker - Germany.
• 2004 Head-On (Gegen die Wand) - Fatih Akin - Germany.