news

  • MEDIA funded films nominated and awarded for EFA Awards 2024

    MEDIA funded films nominated and awarded for EFA Awards 2024

    EMILIA PÉREZ, by Jacques Audiard (France, Belgium). 5 Nominations, 5 Awards:

    Best European Film. WINNER

    Best European Director (Jacques Audiard). WINNER

    Best European Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón). WINNER

    Best European Screenwriter (Jacques Audiard). WINNER

    Best European Editing (Juliette Welfling) WINNER

    LA HABITACIÓN DE AL LADO, by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain, US). 4 Nominations:

    Best European Film.

    Best European Director (Pedro Almodóvar).

    Best European Actress (Tilda Swinton).

    Best European Screenwriter (Pedro Almodóvar).

    THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, by Magnus von Horn (Denmark, Poland, Sweden). 5 Nominations, 2 Awards:

    Best European Actress (Trine Dyrholm).

    Best European Actress (Vic Carmen Sonne).

    Best European Screenwriter (Line Langebek Knudsen, Magnus von Horn).

    Best European Production Design (Jagna Dobesz) WINNER
    Best European Original Score (Frederikke Hoffmeie) WINNER

    ARMAND, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden). 3 Nominacions, 1 Award:

    Best European Actress (Renate Reinsve).

    European Discovery Prix FIPRESCI. WINNER

    European University Film Award.

    DAHOMEY, by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benen, Singapore). 2 Nominacions:

    Best European Film.

    Best European Documentary.

    NO OTHER LAND, by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal (Norway, Palestine). 2 Nominations, 1 Award:

    Best European Film.

    Best European Documentary. WINNER

    SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT, by Johan Grimonprez (France, Belgium, Netherlands). 2 Nominations:

    Best European Film.

    Best European Documentary.

    LIVING LARGE, by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France). 2 Nominations:

    Best Animated European Film.

    Best European Film.

    EL SUEÑO DE LA SULTANA, by Isabel Herguera (Spain, Germany, India). 2 Nominations:

    Best Animated European Film.

    Best European Film.

    DISPARARON AL PIANISTA, by Fernando Trueba i Javier Mariscal (Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Perú, UK, US, Brasil). 2 Nominations:

    Best Animated European Film.

    Best European Film.

    SOULEYMANE’S STORY, by Boris Lojkine (France, 2024). 2 Nominations, 2 Awards:

    Best European Actor europeu (Abou Sangare). WINNER

    Best European Sound (Marc-Olivier Brullé, Pierre Bariaud, Charlotte Butrak, Samuel Aïchoun & Rodrigo Diaz). WINNER

    FLOW (STRAUME) (Latvia, France, Belgium), by Gints Zilbalodis. 2 Nominations, 1 Award: 

    Best European Animated Feature Film. WINNER

    DES TEUFELS BAD (THE DEVIL'S BATH), by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala (Austria, Germany, 2024). 1 Nomination, 1 Award:

    Best European Costume Design (Tanja Hausner) WINNER

    LJÓSBROT (WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS), by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Islàndia, Països Baixos, Croàcia, França, 2024). 1 Nomination, 1 Award:  

    Best European Make-Up & Hair (Evalotte Oosterop) WINNER

    Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii (THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD), by Emanuel Pârvu (Romania, 2024). 1 nomination, 1 award:

    European University Film Award WINNER

  • 5 MEDIA funded films, nominated for the Gaudí Awards 2025

    5 MEDIA funded films, nominated for the Gaudí Awards 2025

    Polvo Serán ('They will be dust'), by Carlos Marquès-Marcet (14 nominations):

    Best non-Catalan language film
    Best direction (Carlos Marquès-Marcet)
    Best original screenplay (Carlos Marques-Marcet, Clara Roquet and Coral Cruz)
    Best female lead (Ángela Molina)
    Best male lead (Alfredo Castro)
    Best cinematography (Gabriel Sandru)
    Best original music (Maria Arnal)
    Best editing (Chiara Dainese)
    Best art direction (Laia Ateca)
    Best costumes (Pau Aulí)
    Best make-up and hairdressing (Natalia Albert and Marta Xipell)
    Best visual effects (Diana Cuyàs)
    Best sound (Xavier Lavorel, Maya Baur, Kathleen Moser and Denis Séchaud)
    Best production direction (Mayca Sanz and Andrés Mellinas)
    Audience Award

    Mamífera, de Liliana Torres (3 nominations):

    Best Film
    Best Actress (Maria Rodríguez Soto)
    Best Actor (Enric Auquer)
    Audience Award

    Los pequeños amores ('The litlle loves'), by Celia Rico (3 nominations):

    Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language
    Best New Performance (Aimar Vega)
    Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Ozores)
    Audience Award

    Fallen Leaves, by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland, Germany, 2023) (1 nomination):

    Best European Film

    Anatomía de una caída, by Justine Triet (France, 2023) (1 nomination):

    Best European Film

  • MEDIA funded films at Gijón International Film Festival 2024

    MEDIA funded films at Gijón International Film Festival 2024

    Official Section – Albar:

    Gloria, by Margherita Vicario (Italy, Switzerland)

    Three Friends, by Emmanuel Mouret (France)

    Sons, by Gustav Möller (Denmark, Sweden, France)

    Jim’s Story, by Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu (France). Grand Audiece Award 

    Dying, by Matthias Glasner (Germany). Best Directing. 

    Visiting Hours, by Patricia Mazuy (France)

    L’Empire, by Bruno Dumont (Germany, Italy, Portugal)

    Souleymane’s Story, by Boris Lojkine (France). 'AISGE' Award for Best Actor (Abou Sangare).

    When the Light Breaks, by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France)

    Official Section – Retueyos:

    Yo vi tres luces negras, By Santiago Lozano Álvarez (Germany, Colombia, Mexico). Best Tierres en Trance Feature Film 

    Enfants Terribles:

    Living Large, by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France). Europa Film Festivals Award - Young Europe.

    Jippie No More, by Margien Rogaar (Netherlands) 

    Special Screenings:

    En la alcoba del sultán, by Javier Rebollo (Spain, France). 

    Bodegón con fantasmas, by Enrique Buleo (Spain, Serbia). 

    Harvest, by Athina Rachel Tsangari (UK, Germany, France, Greece, US, 2024). 

    Esbilla:

    All we imagine as light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxemourg, Italy)

    Misericordia, by Alain Guiraudie (France, Spain, Portugal)

    La contadora de películas, de Lone Scherfig (Spain, Chile, France)

    Crossroads:

    Emilia Pérez, by Jacques Audiard (France, Belgium)

    Reas, by Lola Arias (Argentina, Germany, Switzerland) 

    When Fall is Coming, by François Ozon (France)

  • MEDIA funded films at Sevilla Film Festival 2024

    MEDIA funded films at Sevilla Film Festival 2024

    Official Section

    Desmontando un elefante, by Aitor Echevarría (Spain, France, 2024). AC/E Award for the Best Spanish Film Director

    Pigen med nålen (‘The Girl With the Needle‘), by Magnus von (Denamark, Poland, 2024). Best Direction Award, Best Actress Award (Trine Dyrholm), Best Cinematography Award (Michał Dymek), Best Art Direction Award (Jagna Dobesz)

    Quiet Life, by Alexandros Avranas (France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, ça, Alemanya, Suècia, Grècia, Estonia, Finland, 2024)

    Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium, 2024). Grand Jury Award in the Official Section, Best Editing Award (Gints Zilbalodis), Puerta América Award

    Julie zwijgt (‘Julie Keeps Quiet‘), by Leonardo Van Dijl (Belgium, Sweden, 2024)

    Alumbramiento

    Andrea lässt sich scheiden (‘Andrea Gets a Divorce‘), by Josef Hader (Austria, 2024)

    The New Waves

    Wishing on a Star, de Peter Kerekes (Itàlia, Eslovàquia, República Txeca, Àustria, Croàcia, 2024)

    Panorama Andalús

    Azken erromantikoak (‘Los últimos románticos‘), by David Pérez Sañudo (Spain, 2024)

    Europe's Door

    No Other Land, by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor (Palestine, Norway, 2024)

    Viet And Nam, by Minh Quy Truong (Vietnam, Philippines, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy, 2024)

    Rampa

    La cançó de la Sima (Sima’s Song), by Roya Sadat (Spain, Netherlands, France, Taiwan, 2024)

    EFA Selection

    All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, 2024)

    Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, 2024)

    Emilia Perez, by Jacques Audiard (France, 2024)

    Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germanya, China, Japan, 2024)

     

  • MEDIA funded films at Seminci Valladolid 2024

    MEDIA funded films at Seminci Valladolid 2024

    Official Section

    Polvo Serán (‘They Will Be Dust‘), by Carlos Marqués-Marcet (Spain, Switzerland, Italy, 2024). Silver Spike (ex aequo) / Special Mention Actor and Actress (Angela Molina y Alfredo Castro)

    En la alcoba del sultán (‘Close to the Sultan‘), by Javier Rebollo (Spain, France, 2024). 

    Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, China, Japan, 2024). «José Salcedo» Award for Best Editing (Telmo Churro, Pedro Filipe Marques)

    Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, 2024). Youth Jury Award Official Section

    Harvest, by Athina Rachel Tsangari (UK, Germany, Greece, France, US, 2024)

    Sisters (September Says), by Ariane Labed (France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, UK, 2024)

    International Short Films Official Section

    El cuento de una noche de verano ('A Midsummer Night´s Tale'), by María Herrera (Spain)

    Spanish Short Films Official Section

    De sucre ('Made of Sugar), by Clàudia Cedó (Spain). Special Mention 'The Night of the Spanish Short'

    Meeting Point

    Jia ting jian shi (‘Brief History of a Family‘), by Lin Jianjie (China, France, Denmark, Qatar, 2024)

    Viet And Nam, de Minh Quy Truong (Vietnam, Philippines, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy, 2024).

    Time of History

    La marsellesa dels borratxos (‘The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise‘), by Pablo Gil Rituerto (Spain, France, Italy, 2024)

    Favoriten, by Ruth Beckermann (Austria, 2024)

    Constellations

    Emilia Pérez, by Jacques Audiard (France, 2024)

    Miniminci

    Fuchs und Hase retten den Wald (Fox and Hare Save the Forest), by Mascha Halberstad (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2024)

    Cinephile Window

    Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary (Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary), by Rémi Chayé (France, Denmark, 2020)

    Guest Country: Germany

    Gegen die wand (‘Head-on‘), by Fatih Akin (Germany, 2003)

    Gespenster (‘Ghosts‘), by Christian Petzold (Germany, 2004)

    Montag kommen die fenster (‘Windows on Monday‘), by Ulrich Köhler (Germany, 2006)

    Western, by Valeska Grisebach (Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, 2017)

     

  • 5 MEDIA funded films, nominated for the 2025 LUX Audience Award of the European Parliament

    5 MEDIA funded films, nominated for the 2025 LUX Audience Award of the European Parliament

    Animal, by Sofia Exarchou (Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria, 2023). Drama

    Dahomey, by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benin, 2024). Documentary

    Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium, 2024). Animation

    Intercepted, by Oksana Karpovych (Canada, France, Ukraine, 2024). Documentary

    Julie Keeps Quiet, by Leonardo van Dijl (Bèlgica, Suècia, 2024). Drama

  • MEDIA funded films at San Sebastián Film Festival 2024

    MEDIA funded films at San Sebastián Film Festival 2024

    Official selection

    Soy Nevenka ('I am Nevenka'), by Icíar Bollaín (Spain, 2024). EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY 2030 AGENDA AWARD

    The End, by Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Ireland, 2024)

    Special Screenings

    La virgen roja ('The Red Virgin'), by Paula Ortiz (Spain, United States, 2024)

    New Directors

    Azken erromantikoak ('Los últimos románticos'), by David Pérez Sañudo (Spain, 2024)

    La llegada del hijo ('The Arrival of the Son'), by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato (Spain, Argentina, 2024)

    Min Evige Sommer ('My Eternal Summer'), by Sylvia Le Fanu (Denmark, 2024)

    Horizontes Latinos

    Reas, by Lola Arias (Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, 2024). SEBASTIANE 2024 AWARD

    Zafari, by Mariana Rondón (Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, France, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, 2024)

    Zabaltegi - Tabakalera

    Across the Waters, by Viv Li (France, China, Germany, 2024)

    Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, by Johan Grimonprez (Belgium, France, Netherlands, 2024)

    Perlak

    All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy, 2024). RTVE - ANOTHER LOOK AWARD

    Made in Spain

    Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper) ('Dragonkeeper'), by Jianping Li, Salvador Simó (Spain, China, 2024)

    Mamífera, by Liliana Torres (Spain, 2024)

    Los pequeños amores ('The litlle loves'), by Celia Rico (Spain, France, 2023). DUNIA AYASO AWARD

    Movies for Kids

    Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper) ('Dragonkeeper'), by Jianping Li, Salvador Simó (Spain, China, 2024)

    Ikastetxeak Belodromoan

    Lille Allan - den menneskelige antenne ('Little Allan - The Human Antenna'), by Amalie Næsby Fick (Denmark, 2022)

    Wip Latam

    Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche ('If we don't burn, how we do light up the night'), by Kim Torres (Costa Rica, Mexico, France, 2024)

  • MEDIA funded films at Cannes Film Festival 2024

    MEDIA funded films at Cannes Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection - Competition

    Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, China, Japan, 2024). Award for Best Director (Miguel Gomes)

    All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, 2024). GRAND PRIX

    Limonov: The Ballad, by Kirill Serebrennikov (Italy, France, Spain, 2024)

    Pigen med nålen (The Girl With the Needle), by Magnus von Horn (Denmark, Poland, 2024)

    Cannes Première

    Maria (Being Maria), by Jessica Palud (France, 2024)

    Un Certain Regard

    Ljósbrot (When the light breaks), by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland Netherlands, Croatia, France, 2024).

    Sisters (September Says), by Ariane Labed (France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, UK, 2024)

    Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, 2024). Caméra d’Or

    Viet And Nam, by Minh Quy Truong (Vietnam, Philipinnes, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy, 2024).

    International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique)Feature Films in Competition

    Rafaat einy ll sama (The Brink of Dreams), by Nada Riyadh, Ayman El Amir (Egypt, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, 2024). Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary Film

    International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique)Special Short Film Sessions

    Sannapäiv (Sauna Day), by Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash (Estonia, 2024)

    Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes) – Feature Films

    白衣蒼狗 (Mongrel), by Chiang Wei Liang, You Qiao Yin (Taiwan, Singapore, France, 2024). Special Mention for the Caméra d’or Jury. 

    Official Selection – Short Films in Competition
    Nominated for Palme d'Or Short Film

    Across the Waters, by Viv Li (China, Germany, 2024)

    Mau Por Um Momento (Bad for a Moment), by Daniel Soares (Portugal, 2024). Special Mention for Short Film

    Selection of Non-Competitive Immersive Works

    Empereur (Emperor), by Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen (France, Germany, 2023)

    Ojos Sombríos (Gloomy Eyes), by Jorge Tereso, Fernando Maldonado (France, Argentina, 2019)