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EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2008

EFA 2008: 44 films recommended

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The European Film Academy and EFA Productions gGmbH have announced the titles of the 44 films which were recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2008.

With 27 countries represented, the list once again illustrates the great diversity in European cinema.

In the coming weeks, the 1,800 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the different award categories. The nominations will then be announced on 8 November at the Sevilla European Film Festival in Spain.

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The winners will be announced at the 21st European Film Awards ceremony, which will take place in Copenhagen on 6 December.

3 días (Before The Fall), Spain
directed by Francisco Javier Gutierrez
produced by Maestranza Films, Green Moon Prod., Pentagrama

12, Russia
directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
produced by Three T Productions

Aanrijding in Moscou [+see also:
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(Moscou, Belgium)
directed by Christophe van Rompaey
produced by A Private View

Atonement [+see also:
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, UK
directed by Joe Wright
produced by Universal Pictures, Working Title, Studio Canal, Relativity Media

Battle for Haditha, UK
directed by Nick Broomfield
produced by Lafayette Films, Film 4

Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis [+see also:
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(Welcome to the Sticks), France
directed by Dany Boon
produced by Hirsch, Pathé, TF1 Films Production, Les Productions du Ch’Timi, C.R.R.A.V Nord Pas De Calais

Boogie [+see also:
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interview: Dragos Vîlcu
interview: Radu Muntean
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, Romania
directed by Radu Muntean
produced by Multi Media Est, Antena 1

Caótica Ana (Chaotic Ana), Spain
directed by Julio Medem
produced by Sociedad General de Cine S.A., Alicia Produce, S.L., Volcano Internationals Productions S.L.

Un conte de Noël [+see also:
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(A Christmas Tale), France
directed by Arnaud Desplechin
produced by Why Not Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, BAC Films

Czery noce z Anna [+see also:
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(Four Nights with Anna), Poland
directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
produced by Skopia Film, Alfama Films, Telewizja Polska

Delta [+see also:
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interview: Kornél Mundruczó
interview: Orsi Tóth
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, Hungary
directed by Kornél Mundruczó
produced by Proton Cinema, Essential Filmproduktion, Filmpartners

Diorthosi (Correction), Greece
directed by Thanos Anastopoulos
produced by Fantasia LTD, Thanos Anastopoulos, Nova, Greek Film Centre

Il Divo [+see also:
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interview: Nicola Giuliano
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
interview: Philippe Desandre
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, Italy
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
produced by Indigofilm, Lucky Red, Parco Film, Babe Films, StudioCanal, Arte France Cinéma

Duska [+see also:
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interview: Sylvia Hoeks
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, The Netherlands
directed by Jos Stelling
produced by Eyeworks Egmond, NPS Television, Jos Stelling Films, TVIndie Film Production, Molodist Film Festival

Eden [+see also:
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interview: Declan Recks
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, Ireland
directed by Declan Recks
produced by Samson Films

Entre les murs [+see also:
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(The Class), France
directed by Laurent Cantet
produced by Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma

Flammen & Citronen [+see also:
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(Flame & Citron), Denmark
directed by Ole Christian Madsen
produced by Nimbus Film, Wüste Filmproduktion, Wüste Film Ost, Studio Babelsberg, OC Film, Sirena Film, Duckling, Mainstream, Kameraudlejningen, 4 ½

Giorni e nuvole [+see also:
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(Days and Clouds), Italy/Switzerland
directed by Silvio Soldini
produced by Lumière & Co., Amka Films Productions, RTSI – televisione svizzera, Eurimages

Gomorra [+see also:
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interview: Domenico Procacci
interview: Jean Labadie
interview: Matteo Garrone
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(Gomorrah), Italy
directed by Matteo Garrone
produced by Fandango, RAI Cinema

La graine et le mulet [+see also:
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interview: Hafsia Herzi
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(The Secret of the Grain – Couscous), France
directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
produced by Hirsch / Pathé Renn Production, France 2 Cinéma

Happy-Go-Lucky [+see also:
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, UK
directed by Mike Leigh
produced by Thin Man Films Ltd., Summit Entertainement, Ingenious Film Partners, Film4, UK Film Council

Home [+see also:
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interview: Kacey Mottet Klein
interview: Thierry Spicher
interview: Ursula Meier
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]
, Switzerland
directed by Ursula Meier
produced by Box Productions sarl, Renens VD, Archipel 35, Need Productions, TSR, SRG SSR idée Suisse, France 3, RTBF

Hunger [+see also:
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interview: Laura Hastings-Smith Rob…
interview: Steve McQueen
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, UK
directed by Steve McQueen
produced by Blast! Films Production, Channel 4/Film 4, Northern Ireland Screen, The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, The Wales Creative IP Fund

Jas sum od Titov Veles [+see also:
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interview: Teona Strugar Mitevska
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(I'm from Titov Veles), FYR Macedonia
directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska
produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevska Production, Entre Chien et Loup, Vertigo Film, Silkroad Production

Kærlighed på film [+see also:
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(Just Another Love Story), Denmark
directed by Ole Bornedal
produced by Thura Film A/S

Karamazovi [+see also:
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(The Karamazov Brothers), Czech Republic/Poland
directed by Petr Zelenka
produced by Prvni Verejnopravni, Warsaw Pact, Ceska Televize

Katyń [+see also:
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interview: Andrzej Wajda
interview: Michal Kwiecinski
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, Poland
directed by Andrzej Wajda
produced by Akson Studio, TVP S.A. – Film Agency, Telekomunikacja Polska

Kirschblüten - Hanami [+see also:
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(Cherry Blossoms – Hanami), Germany
directed by Doris Dörrie
produced by Olga Film GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARD/Degeto, Arte

Lemon Tree [+see also:
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, Israel/Germany/France
directed by Eran Riklis
produced by Eran Riklis Productions Ltd., Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG, Mact Productions, Riva Filmproduktion GmbH
Love and Other Crimes [+see also:
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, Germany/Serbia
directed by Stefan Arsenijevic
produced by Coin Film GmbH, Art & Popcorn, Studio Arkadena

Mongol [+see also:
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, Russia/Germany/Kazakhstan
directed by Sergei Bodrov
produced by CTB Film Company, Andreevskiy Flag Film Company, X Filme Creative Pool, Kinofabrika GmbH, Eurasia Film Production

Moram Spavat’ Andjele [+see also:
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(I Have to Sleep My Angel), Croatia/Bosnia & Herzegovina
directed by Dejan Acimovic
produced by DA Film, Croatian Television, Bosnia and Herzegovina Television, Croatia Film

Musta jää [+see also:
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interview: Kai Nordberg
interview: Petri Kotwica
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(Black Ice), Finland
directed by Petri Kotwica
produced by Making Movies, Schmidt Katze Filmkollektiv

O'Horten [+see also:
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, Norway
directed by Bent Hamer
produced by Bulbul Film, Pandora Film, Memento Films, Scanbox

El Orfanato [+see also:
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(The Orphanage), Spain
directed by Juan Antonio Bayona
produced by Rodar y Rodar S.L., Telecinco Cinema

Ping Pong kingen [+see also:
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(The King of Ping Pong), Sweden
directed by Jens Jonsson
produced by Bob Film Sweden AB, Eurimages, Nordisk Film, MEDIA, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film A/S, Filmpool Nord AB, SVT

Revanche [+see also:
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interview: Götz Spielmann
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, Austria
directed by Götz Spielmann
produced by Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Spielmann Film

Le Silence de Lorna [+see also:
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interview: Arta Dobroshi
interview: Arta Dobroshi
interview: Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
interview: Olivier Bronckart
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]
(Lorna's Silence), Belgium
directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
produced by Les Films du Fleuve, Archipel 35, Lucky Red

Teško je biti fin (It's Hard to Be Nice), Bosnia & Herzegovina
directed by Srdjan Vuletic
produced by Refresh Production

Üç Maymun [+see also:
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interview: Zeynep Ozbatur
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(Three Monkeys), Turkey
directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
produced by Zeynofilm, Pyramide Productions, Bimfilm

Waltz with Bashir [+see also:
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, Israel/France/Germany
directed by Ari Folman
produced by Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d’Ici, Razor Film Produktion, ARTE France, ITVS International

Die Welle [+see also:
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(The Wave), Germany
directed by Dennis Gansel
produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH, Constantin Film Produktion, B.A. Produktion, Medienfonds GFP I KG

Wolke 9 [+see also:
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(Cloud 9), Germany
directed by Andreas Dresen
produced by Rommel Film e.K., Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, ARTE

ДЗИФТ / ZIFT [+see also:
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, Bulgaria
directed by Yavor Gardev
produced by Miramar Film, Bulgarian National Film Centre, Bulgarian National Television

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