1996

EUROPEAN FILM OF THE YEAR 1996

A KÖLDUM KLAKA (Cold Fever), Iceland
directed by Fridrik thor Fridriksson
produced by Icelandic Film Corporation

BREAKING THE WAVES, Denmark
directed by Lars von Trier
produced by Zentropa Entertainments

CONTE D’ETE, France
directed by Eric Rohmer
produced by Les Films du Losange

KAVKAZSKIJ PLENNIK (The Prisoner of the Mountains), Russia/Kazakhstan
directed by Sergei Bodrov
produced by BG Productions

KOLYA, Czech Republic
directed by Jan Sverak,
produced by Portobello Pictures / Biograf Jan Sverak

MICHAEL COLLINS, Ireland
directed by Neil Jordan
produced by Warner Brothers Productions

PONETTE, France
directed by Jacques Doillon
produced by Les Films Alain Sarde

RICHARD III, UK
directed by Richard Loncraine
produced by Stephen Bayly /Lisa Paré Productions

SECRETS AND LIES, UK
directed by Mike Leigh,
produced by Thin Man Films

TRAINSPOTTING, UK
directed by Danny Boyle
produced by Figment Films

YOUNG EUROPEAN FILM OF THE YEAR 1996

A TOUTE VITESSE, France
directed by Gael Morel
produced by Magouric Productions

BEAUTIFUL THING, UK
directed by Hettie Macdonald
produced by World Productions

BROTHERS IN TROUBLE, UK
directed by Udayan Prasad
produced by Renegade Films

DE NIEUWE MOEDER (Another Mother), the Netherlands
directed by Paula van der Oest
produced by Studio Nieuwe Gronden

GUILTRIP, Ireland
directed by Gerard Stembridge
produced by Temple Films

LA SECONDA VOLTA, Italy
directed by Mimmo Calopresti
produced by Sacher Film

LEA, Germany
directed by Ivan Fila
produced by Ivan Fila Filmproduktion / Avista Film

MEFIE-TOI DE L’EAU QUI DORT, France
directed by Jacques Deschamps
produced by Les Productions Lazennec

SOME MOTHER’S SON, Ireland
directed by Terry George
produced by Hell’s Kitchen

ZUSJE (Little Sister), the Netherlands
directed by Robert Jan Westdijk
produced by Grote Broer Filmwerken c.v.