25th European Film Awards Winners

The big winner of the 2012 EFA's is none other than Michael Haneke's Amour that collected four (4) awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor.

For once, absolutely agree with the European Film Academy members that once again honored Haneke as Best Director (has won 4 times) and for the first time gave him the honor for a film he directs.

These are all the winners.

European Film: Amour (Love), Michael Haneke, Austria, France and Germany

European Director: Michael Haneke for Amour (Love)

European Actress: Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (Love)
European Actor: Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour (Love)



European Screenwriter: Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt)
European Editor: Joe Walker for Shame
Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer Award: Sean Bobbitt for Shame
European Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
European Composer: Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Documentary: Hiver Nomade (Winter Nomads), Manuel von Stürler, Switzerland

European Animated Film: Alois Nebel, Tomáš Luňák, Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia

European Discovery - FIPRESCI Prix: Kauwboy, Boudewijn Koole, Netherlands

People's Choice Award: Hasta La Vista (Come As You Are), Geoffrey Enthoven, Belgium
Young Audience Award: Kauwboy, Boudewijn Koole, Netherlands

European Short Film: Superman, Spiderman Sau Batman (Superman, Spiderman or Batman), by Tudor Giurgiu, Romania, 11 min, fiction

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy
European Achievement in World Cinema: Helen Mirren, UK
European Co-Production Award - Prix Euroimages: Helena Danielsson, Sweden

The ceremony felt short and even if I didn't laugh with all jokes, I did laugh with many that were dry and very dark; the best speech of the night belongs to Helen Mirren and the most emotional moment to master filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci. But the most unexpected moment was the live marriage proposal moment that made me laugh loud. I can say that I highly enjoyed the two hours ceremony for being so light and most of all, for the excellent movies that won.

I know that the outcome of these awards doesn't influence the Oscars -the joke told in the beginning of the ceremony about EFA and Americans was really good- but hope that at least influences the foreign-language committee members to honor Amour and let's hope both French actor's improve in the ranking of the many Oscar predictors.

Cheers!!!!

25th European Film Awards Nominations

A few minutes ago at the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy announced the nominations for this year. Most were expected but there is one huge surprise.

Please remember that the award calendar runs from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 and is the reason why the nominations have films from last year. Also, the films must have a director who was born in Europe or has a European passport and Europe has a geographical definition.

European Film
Amour (Love), Michael Haneke, Austria, France and Germany
Barbara, Christian Petzold, Germany
Cesare Deve Morire (Caesar Must Die), Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Italy
Intouchables (Untouchable), Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, France
Jagten (The Hunt), Thomas Vinterverg, Denmark
Shame, Steve McQueen, UK

European Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)
Michael Haneke for Amour (Love)
Steve McQueen for Shame
Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani for Cesare Deve Morire (Caesar Must Die)
Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt

European Actress
Emilie Dequene in À perdre la raison (Our Children)
Nina Hoss in Barbara
Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (Love)
Margarethe Tiesel In Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love)
Kate Winslet in Carnage

European Actor
François Cluzet & Omar Sy in Intouchables (Untouchable)
Michael Fassbender in Shame
Mads Mikkelsen in Jagten (The Hunt)
Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour (Love)

European Screenwriter
Michael Haneke for Amour (Love)
Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt)
Cristian Mungiu for După dealuri (Beyond the Hills)
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano for Intouchables (Untouchable)
Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza for Carnage

Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer Award
Sean Bobbitt for Shame
Bruno Delbonnel for Faust
Darius Khondji for Amour (Love)
Gökhan Tiryaki for Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)
Hoyte Van Hoytema for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Editor
Janus Billeskov Jansen & Anne Østerud for Jagten (The Hunt)
Roberto Perpignani for Cesare Deve Morire (Caesar Must Die)
Joe Walker for Shame

European Production Designer
Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Niels Sejer for En Kongelig Affære (A Royal Affair)
Elena Zhukova for Faust

European Composer
Cyrille Aufort & Gabriel Yared for En Kongelig Affære (A Royal Affair)
François Couturier for Io Sono Li (Shun Li and the Poet)
George Fenton for The Angels' Share
Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Documentary
Hiver Nomade (Winter Nomads), Manuel von Stürler, Switzerland
London - The Modern Babylon, Julien Temple, UK
Le thé ou l'électricité (Tea or Electricity), Jérôme le Maire, Belgium, France and Morocco

European Animated Feature Film
Alois Nebel, Tomáš Luňák, Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia
Arrugas (Wrinkles), Ignacio Ferreras, Spain
The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists, Peter Lord, USA and UK

European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI
10 Timer Til Paradis (Teddy Bear), Mads Matthiesen, Denmark
Broken, Rufus Norris, UK
Kauwboy, Boudewijn Koole, Netherlands
Портрет в сумерках Portret V Sumerkhak (Twilight Portrait), Angelina Nikonova, Russia
Die Vermissten (Reported Missing), Jan Speckenbach, Germany

As we know the European Achievement in World Cinema this year goes to Dame Helen Mirren. To learn nominees in the Short Film category please go to this post.

The more than 2,700 EFA members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on December 1st in Malta. To read info about each film go here.

My biggest surprise is the total absence of Jacques Audiard film and Marion Cotillard not getting a nomination. Unbelievable. But as unbelievable are the many nominations the other French film got, yes that film, the film that is France submission to Oscar. Now seems will be easier to guess what could happen at the Oscars in the foreign-language category and beyond. Nevertheless, this Academy has always given us surprises that sometimes do not reflect what Oscar could do, like for example, last year Melancholia winning the top award.

Still, I hope that this is Michael Haneke's year and Amour sweeps the awards as is the film with the most nominations (6). In 28 days we will know if the Academy celebrates Haneke with well-deserved honors.

Last but not least I am pleased that some of my favorite and most admired directors are being honored with a well-deserved nomination including Haneke but also Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Cristian Mungiu; plus do not mind that Steve McQueen's excellent Shame got five (5) nominations, including one for Michael Fassbender. Somehow this year the Actress category does not excite me that much as really enjoyed Nina Hoss performance but know that probably Emmanuelle Riva will get the award. There is one movie nominated to the top award that I could not watch but maybe now will try to see it again hoping that I can see it up to the end; also will see the film (the other French film) I have been avoiding to see even when I know will like it as is a mainstream crowd-pleader. Sigh.

25th European Film Awards Documentary Nominations

The European Film Academy announced today the nominations in the category European Film Academy Documentary 2012.

A committee consisting of Nik Powell, director of the NFTS and deputy chairman of the EFA Board (UK), EFA Members Francine Brücher (Switzerland) and Despina Mouzaki (Greece), and the documentary experts Claas Danielsen (Germany), Ally Derks (the Netherlands), and Jacques Laurent (Belgium) selected the nominees.

These are the three (3) nominated films.

Hiver Nomade (Winter Nomads), Manuel von Stürler, Switzerland
London - The Modern Babylon, Julien Temple, UK
Le thé ou l'électricité (Tea or Electricity), Jérôme le Maire, Belgium, France and Morocco

Manuel von Stürler's documentary was premiered at the 2012 Berlinale in the Forum section, collected honors in the festival circuit and went to win the Grand Prix for best Swiss Documentary Feature Film at the Visions du Reel International Film Fest, the following is the jury statement:

"For revealing through this engaging journey the impressive touch of his director, who is able to exploit the cinematographic potential of the film’s two main characters and of their incredible chemistry. These contemporary nomads live an adventure out of time, but still deeply rooted in our present. The director of this first feature documentary creates through the power of his photography, the subtleness of the editing and the use of music, a magic of simplicity."

Premiered on BBC Two during the Olympics Julien Temple's documentary went to be screened at 2012 Toronto Film Festival where Piers Handling wrote the following:

While looking unabashedly at London’s blemishes, Temple also cites many triumphs. He does an exemplary job confronting what immigration meant for the city, as waves of newcomers landed and British industry fired back up in the postwar period. As figures from the past bubble with energy — flappers, debutantes, Teddy Boys, rock stars, models, punks and more tumble across the screen — Temple picks his way through London’s past with dexterity and a stunning grasp of its archival heritage. This effervescent documentary embraces the complexity of a great city, and its final punctuation mark, The Kink’s iconic ode "Waterloo Sunset," provides the perfect summation of a city forever in transition.

Jérôme le Maire's documentary travelled the festival circuit where collected honors like diploma and the medal for the Best Film from the Student Jury at XXII International Film Festival Message To Man in Saint-Petersburg, Best Film on indigenous people at Parnü, Estonia among others and is still being screened as official selection in more festivals to come.

The Academy nominated three highly honored feature films that have and still are collecting honors in general and documentary-only festivals. All have quite interesting stories and from trailers seem to have great visuals.

The nominated documentary films will be made available to the 2,700 members of the European Film Academy. They will vote for the winner who will be presented at the 25th European Film Awards on 1 December in Malta.

You can read more information about each film as well as watch trailers @MOC

25th European Film Awards Discovery Award Nominations

The European Film Academy announced today the nominees for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film.

This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of EFA Board Members Helena Danielsson (Sweden) and Els Vandevorst (Netherlands), EFA Members Pierre-Henri Deleau (France) and Jacob Neiiendam (Denmark), as well as Alin Tasciyan (Turkey), Paulo Portugal (Portugal), and Mihai Chirilov (Romania) as members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.

These are the five (5) nominated films

10 Timer Til Paradis (Teddy Bear), Mads Matthiesen, Denmark
Broken, Rufus Norris, UK
Kauwboy, Boudewijn Koole, Netherlands
Портрет в сумерках Portret V Sumerkhak (Twilight Portrait), Angelina Nikonova, Russia
Die Vermissten (Reported Missing), Jan Speckenbach, Germany

Among the nominees we find the 2012 Sundance Festival Directing Award to Mads Mathiensen for his film Teddy Bear about a 38-year-old bodybuilder Dennis would really like to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a girl from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a trip to Pattaya, as it seems that love is easier to find in Thailand. He knows that his mother would never accept another woman in his life, so he lies and tells her that he is going to Germany. Dennis has never been out traveling before and the hectic Pattaya is a huge cultural shock for him. The intrusive Thai girls give big bruises to Dennis' naive picture of what love should be like, and he is about to lose hope when he unexpectedly meets the Thai woman Toi.

The opening film of the 2012 Cannes Semaine de la Critique with a very interesting cast and story about a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack, Broken by award-winning theatre director Rufus Norris. Synopsis: Skunk is 11, diabetic, and pretty cool. The summer holidays have just begun and her days are full of easy hopes. Then Mr. Oswald, the ugly man who lives opposite, beats up Rick, the sweet, but unstable boy next door after his daughter accuses the boy of rape, and Skunk's innocence begins to be drained away at a speed and in a way she cannot control. Her home, her neighborhood, her school - all become treacherous environments where the happy certainties of childhood give way to a fear-filled doubt, and a complex, broken world fills her future. Skunk seeks solace in the last remaining place where she knows she can find it - the unspoken friendship with sweet, damaged Rick - and falls into a chaos where suddenly, joyfully, she has choice thrust back into her hands. The choice to remain in this place she was never promised, or to leave it entirely - to live or to die. Film is currently in competition for Best British Newcomer Award at 2012 BFI London Film festival.

The 2012 Berlinale Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix winner and First Movie Award, Kawboy by Boudewijn Koole that also won 2012 EFA's Young Audience Award, is Netherlands' submission to Oscar, has more honors in the festival circuit and a story about a lively 10-year-old with a difficult home life marked by a volatile father and an absent mother, finds solace in an abandoned baby jackdaw. Through the special friendship he builds with the bird, the wall between him and his father will be brought down.

The winner of the Golden Puffin at the 2011 Reykjavik IFF, Golden Alexander and Hellenic Association of Film Critics Award at 2011 Thessaloniki Festival, Grand Prize winner of the 2011 Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema: Twilight Portrait by Angelina Nikonova with what seems has to be a hard to watch story about Marina, an upper-crust social worker with a doting husband and an enviable downtown apartment, is suddenly transformed into a bizarre twilight version of herself when she is raped by three policemen.

The 2012 Berlinale Perspektive Deutches Kino official selection Reported Missing by Jan Spekenbach with the following story synopsis: All of a sudden, 16-year-old Martha vanishes. Her father Lothar, who for years has had no contact with her or his ex-wife, sets off unwilling to find her. He soon realizes other young people are also vanishing from the city inexplicably. Lothar follows their trail across the country. He meets the occasional young person but the trail goes cold. In the next city he encounters militia groups and a reinforced police presence. Children are forbidden to be on the streets unless accompanied by adults. The world has changed...

As we can see nominees have quite impressive credentials, compelling stories (some surely not easy to watch) and debut directors with films that show their great master potential.

25th European Film Awards - Short Film Nominations

With this year’s final nomination having been announced at the International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece), the list of nominated short films is now complete.

The short film initiative is organized by the European Film Academy in co-operation with a series of film festivals throughout Europe. At each of these festivals, an independent jury presents one of the European short films in competition with a nomination in the short film category of the European Film Awards.

These are the nominated short films.

Angers Short Film Nominee
L’AMBASSADEUR ET MOI (The Ambassador And Me), directed by Jan Czarlewski, Switzerland, 15 min, documentary

Berlin Short Film Nominee
VILAINE FILLE MAUVAIS GARÇON (Two Ships), directed by Justine Triet, France, 30 min, fiction

Bristol Short Film Nominee
MITEN MARJOJA POIMITAAN (How To Pick Berries), directed by Elina Talvensaari, Finland, 18 min, documentary

Cork Short Film Nominee
TWO HEARTS, directed by Darren Thornton , Ireland, 17 min, fiction

Drama Short Film Nominee
EINSPRUCH VI (Objection VI), directed by Rolando Colla, Switzerland, 17 min, fiction

Ghent Short Film Nominee
DEMAIN, ÇA SERA BIEN (Tomorrow Will Be Good), directed by Pauline Gay, France, 16 min, fiction

Grimstad Short Film Nominee
SESSIZ / BÉ DENG (Silent), directed by L. Rezan Yeşilbaş, Turkey, 14 min, fiction

Krakow Short Film Nominee
VILLA ANTROPOFF, directed by Vladimir Leschiov & Kaspar Jancis, Latvia/Estonia, 13 min, animation

Locarno Short Film Nominee
BACK OF BEYOND, directed by Michael Lennox, UK, 25 min, fiction

Rotterdam Short Film Nominee
IM FREIEN (In the Open), directed by Albert Sackl, Austria, 23 min, experimental

Tampere Short Film Nominee
CSICSKA (Beast), directed by Attila Till, Hungary, 20 min, fiction

Valladolid Short Film Nominee
SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN SAU BATMAN (Superman, Spiderman or Batman), directed by Tudor Giurgiu, Romania, 11 min, fiction

Venice Short Film Nominee
TITLOI TELOUS (Out of Frame), directed by Yorgos Zois, Greece, 10 min, experimental

Vila do Conde Short Film Nominee
MANHÃ DE SANTO ANTÓNIO (Morning of Saint Anthony’s Day), directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal, 25 min, fiction

To check the official announcement go here. The nominees will be presented to the over 2,700 members of the European Film Academy and it is they who will elect the overall winner: the European Film Academy Short Film 2012 which will be presented at the 25th European Film Awards Ceremony on 1 December in Malta.

25th European Film Awards - Animated Feature Film Nominations

A few minutes ago the Academy announced by press release the nominations selected by the committee with the following members: EFA Board Member Antonio Saura (producer, Spain) and EFA Member Per Holst (producer, Denmark) as well as representatives of CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, Brigitte Baronet (France), Tony Loeser (Germany), and Tomm Moore (Ireland).

These are the three nominated films.

Alois Nebel, Tomáš Luňák, Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia
Arrugas (Wrinkles), Ignacio Ferreras, Spain
The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists, Peter Lord, USA and UK

To check movie info go to official awards site here.

25th European Film Awards - Long List

A few minutes ago the European Film Academy (EFA) announced the titles of the forty-seven (47) films on this year's selection with films that will be considered for a nomination in the European Film Awards.

In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, these members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a Selection Committee consisting of EFA Board Members and invited experts Pierre-Henri Deleau (France), Marit Kapla (Sweden), Stefan Kitanov (Bulgaria), Paz Lázaro (Spain), Derek Malcolm (UK), and Elma Tataragic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) have included further films.

These are the films.

A PERDRE LA RAISON (OUR CHILDREN), Joachim Lafosse, Belgium/France/Switzerland/Luxembourg
AΔΙΚΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ ADIKOS KOSMOS (UNFAIR WORLD), Filippos Tsitos, Greece/Germany
AZ AJTÓ (THE DOOR), István Szabó, Hungary/Germany
ALPEIS (ALPS), Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece
AMOUR (LOVE), Michael Haneke, Austria/France/Germany
THE ANGELS’ SHARE, Ken Loach, UK/France/Belgium/Italy
AVALON, Axel Petersén, Sweden
BARBARA, Christian Petzold, Germany
BİR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU’DA (ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
CARNAGE, Roman Polanski, France/Germany/Poland/Spain
CESARE DEVE MORIRE (CAESAR MUST DIE), Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, Italy
CIGÁN (GYPSY), Martin Šulík, Czech Republic/Slovakia
CSAK A SZÉL (JUST THE WIND), Bence Fliegauf, Hungary/Germany/France
DE ROUILLE ET D’OS (RUST AND BONE), Jacques Audiard, France
DIAZ: DON’T CLEAN UP THIS BLOOD, Daniele Vicari, Italy/Romania/France
DJECA (CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO), Aida Begić, Bosnia & Herzegovina/Germany/France/Turkey
DUPĂ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS), Cristian Mungiu, Romania/France/Belgium
L’ENFANT D’EN HAUT (SISTER), Ursula Meier, Switzerland/France
FAUST, Alexander Sokurov, Russia
GRUPO 7 (UNIT 7), Alberto Rodriguez, Spain
ההתחלפות HAHITHALFUT (THE EXCHANGE), Eran Kolirin, Israel/Germany
השוטר HASHOTER (POLICEMAN), Nadav Lapid, Israel
HASTA LA VISTA (COME AS YOU ARE), Geoffrey Enthoven, Belgium
IN DARKNESS, Agnieszka Holland, Germany/Poland/Canada
INTOUCHABLES (UNTOUCHABLE), Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano, France
IO SONO LI (SHUN LI AND THE POET), Andrea Segre, Italy
IRON SKY, Timo Vuorensola, Finland/Germany/Australia
JAGTEN (THE HUNT), Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark
KAUWBOY, Boudewijn Koole, The Netherlands
КЕЦОВЕ KETCOVE (SNEAKERS), Ivan Vladimirov & Valery Yordanov, Bulgaria
EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (A ROYAL AFFAIR), Nikolaj Arcel, Denmark
KRIEGERIN (COMBAT GIRLS), David Wnendt, Germany
PARADA (THE PARADE), Srđjan Dragojević, Serbia
PARADIES: LIEBE (PARADISE: LOVE), Ulrich Seidl, Austria/Germany/France
POUPATA (FLOWER BUDS), Zdeněk Jiráský, Czech Republic
RÓŻA (ROSE), Wojciech Smarzowski, Poland
SHAME, Steve McQueen, UK
SMRT ČOVEKA NA BALKANU (DEATH OF A MAN IN BALKANS), Miroslav Momčilović, Serbia
SØNNER AV NORGE (SONS OF NORWAY), Jens Lien, Norway
SUEÑO Y SILENCIO (THE DREAM AND THE SILENCE), Jaime Rosales, Spain/France
TABU, Miguel Gomes, Portugal/Germany/Brazil/France
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, Tomas Alfredson, France/UK/Germany
В ТУМАНΕ V TUMANE (IN THE FOG), Sergei Loznitsa, Germany/Russia/Latvia/the Netherlands/Belarus
LA VOZ DORMIDA (THE SLEEPING VOICE), Benito Zambrano, Spain
VUOSAARI (NAKED HARBOUR), Aku Louhimies, Finland
Жената која ги избриша своите солзи ZENATA KOJA GI IZBRISA SOLZITE (THE WOMAN WHO BRUSHED OFF HER TEARS), Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonia/Belgium/Slovenia/Germany
ЖИЛА-БЫЛА ОДНА БАБА ZHILA-BYLA ODNA BABA (ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED A SIMPLE WOMAN), Andrey Smirnov, Russia

To check the list with movie info at the European Film Awards official site go here.

As every single year the Academy members will have a very hard task selecting one film to vote as there are TOO MANY extraordinary movies; how can you decide, for example, between Haneke, Audiard, Mungiu, Loznitsa, Ceylan and Sokurov? I can't.

Anyway, in the coming weeks, the 2,700 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the different award categories. The nominations will then be announced on 3 November at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain and the 25th European Film Awards ceremony will take place in Malta on 1 December. The ceremony will be streamed live at the awards official site and yes, I'll be watching.

The list has many films that I have not seen, many that are must be seen for me, some that I did not particularly liked and one or two that I wish not to see. The good news for me is that list also has some movies I was not familiar with and now will like to learn more about them.

Cheers!!!

2012 European Film Awards - People's Choice Award

From today, September 1st, and up to October 31st, my European friends will be able to vote for their favorite film and have a chance to win a trip to the European Film Awards ceremony that this year will be in Malta.

The following are the nominated films and you can VOTE HERE.

The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius, France

Barbara, Christian Petzold, Germany

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, John Madden, UK and USA

Cesare deve Morire (Caesar Must Die), Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Italy

Hasta La Vista (Come As You Are), Geoffrey Enthoven, Belgium

Hodejegerne (Headhunters), Morten Tyldum, Norway

In Darkness, Agnieszka Holland, Poland, Germany and Canada

Intouchables (Untouchable), Oliver Nakache and Eric Toledano, France

The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd, UK

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Lasse Hallström, UK

Shame, Steve McQueen, UK

Thinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, France, UK and Germany

Haven't seen four films but from the ones I have seen, my vote goes to Shame but I know is not mainstream; so Salmon Fishing in the Yemen also gets my vote, if I could vote twice. There is one movie here that has been a huge success around the world and I'm not talking about the French 2012 Oscar winner, but the other French movie in the list; I'm really curious to see if European audiences give the award to Untouchable.

Hope my European friends and blog readers will VOTE.

Cheers!