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    “Youth” Is Served At European Film Awards

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    Michael Caine as Fred Ballinger in "Youth" (photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    Paolo Sorrentino's movie garners Best Film, Director and Actor honors

    BERLIN --

    Director/writer Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth came away the big winner at the 28th European Film Awards in Berlin on Saturday night (12/12), earning Best European Film, Best Director and Best Actor distinction. The latter went to Michael Caine who also received the European Film Academy’s Honorary Award.

    Youth stars Caine as a famous orchestra conductor in his later years. He’s on an extended stay at an elegant Swiss mountain resort, along with his equally elderly friend (Harvey Keitel) who’s nearing the end of his career as a filmmaker. The hybrid comedy-drama is bittersweet, delving into people and their relationships, including that of Caine’s character with his daughter (portrayed by European Film Award nominee Rachel Weisz). It’s a film about getting old, gracefully and not so gracefully, with a wry, frequently self-deprecating humor.

    Caine wasn’t the only actor to receive twin honors. Charlotte Rampling won the Best Actress mantle for Andrew Haigh’s drama 45 Years. She also had bestowed upon her the European Film Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

    Named Best European comedy was director Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.

    The Best Documentary Award went to Asif Kapadia’s Amy which chronicled the life of the late singer Amy Winehouse.

    Tomm Moore’s Song of The Sea was named Best Animated Film of 2015.

    The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy–filmmakers from across Europe–voted for this year’s European Film Awards. Here’s a rundown of the winners:

    EUROPEAN FILM 2015
    YOUTH (LA GIOVINEZZA)
    WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Paolo Sorrentino  
    PRODUCED BY: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima & Carlotta Calori

    EUROPEAN COMEDY 2015
    A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE (EN DUVA SATT PÅ EN GREN OCH FUNDERADE PÅ TILLVARON) by Roy Andersson

    EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2015 – Prix FIPRESCI
    MUSTANG by Deniz Gamze Ergüven

    EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2015
    AMY by Asif Kapadia

    EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2015
    SONG OF THE SEA by Tomm Moore

    EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2015
    PICNIC (PIKNIK) by Jure Pavlović

    EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2015
    Paolo Sorrentino for YOUTH (La Giovinezza)

    EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2015
    Charlotte Rampling in 45 YEARS

    EUROPEAN ACTOR 2015
    Michael Caine in YOUTH (La Giovinezza)

    EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2015
    Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Filippou for THE LOBSTER

    EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2015 – Prix CARLO DI PALMA
    Martin Gschlacht for GOODNIGHT MOMMY (Ich Seh Ich Seh)

    EUROPEAN EDITOR 2015
    Jacek Drosio for BODY (Ciało)

    EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2015
    Sylvie Olivé for THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (Le Tout nouveau testament)

    EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER 2015
    Sarah Blenkinsop for THE LOBSTER

    EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2015
    Cat’s Eyes for THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY

    EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER 2015
    Vasco Pimentel & Miguel Martins for ARABIAN NIGHTS – VOL. I-III (As Mil e uma noites – Vol. I-III)

    EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    Charlotte Rampling

    EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
    Christoph Waltz

    HONORARY AWARD
    Sir Michael Caine

    EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2015 – Prix EURIMAGES
    Andrea Occhipinti

    PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2015 for Best European Film
    MARSHLAND (LA ISLA MÍNIMA) by Alberto Rodríguez

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