Director Constantin Costa-Gavras (85) at the award ceremony of the 31. European film award with a prize of honour awarded. The filmmaker will be at the Gala on may 15. December honored in Seville, Spain, by the President and the Executive Board of the European film Academy (EFA).
With the price of wool, the EFA of a personality respect, not respected, with a strong political voice of colleagues deeply, but also to a worldwide audience, will be celebrated, announced the Academy on Tuesday.
Costa-Gavras has created films such as “Music Box – The whole truth”, “Mad City” and “The Deputy”. He is, according to Manoel de Oliveira, Michel Piccoli, Sir Michael Caine and Andrzej Betpark Wajda, the fifth film-maker who receives the prize of honour.
The German actress Marie Bäumer (49) is Know for her role as Romy Schneider in the Black-and-Drama “was nominated 3 days in Quiberon,” as best actress. In the category of Best feature film, Germany, is not represented this Time.
chances of winning the title of Best feature film, among other things, the Polish romantic drama “Cold war” by Pawel Pawlikowski, the Belgian Coming-of-Age story “Girl” by Lukas Dhont, as well as the Italian tragicomedy “Dogman” by Matteo Garrone. The winner of the more than 3500 members of the European film Academy will vote.
dpa