THE WHITE RIBBON wins European Film 2009.
Picture: EFA/ActionPress/Guido Ohlenbostel

Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy now unites more than 2,000 European film professionals with the common aim of promoting Europe’s film culture.
Few surprises at the 22nd EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS:

Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon), Germany/Austria/France/Italy written and directed by Michael Haneke produced by Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Margaret Menegoz & Andrea Occhipinti

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2009

Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2009

Tahar Rahim in Un ProphEte (A Prophet)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2009

Kate Winslet in The Reader (Der Vorleser)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2009

Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2009 Anthony Dod Mantle for Antichrist & Slumdog Millionaire

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D'EXCELLENCE 2009 Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier & Marc Doisne for the Sound Design, Un ProphEte (A Prophet)

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2009

Alberto Iglesias for Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces)

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2009

Katalin Varga, Romania/UK/Hungary

written & directed by Peter Strickland

produced by Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu & Peter Strickland

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2009 Mia et le Migou (Mia and the Migoo), France/Italy directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd, co-directed by Nora Twomey

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2009

POSTE RESTANTE by Marcel Łoziński

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ken Loach

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA

Isabelle Huppert

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2009 - Prix ARTE THE SOUND OF INSECTS - Record of a Mummy, Switzerland by Peter Liechti

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - Prix EURIMAGES Diana Elbaum and Jani Thiltges

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2009 - Prix FIPRESCI Andrzej Wajda for TATARAK (Sweet Rush)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD for Best European Film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, UK directed by Danny Boyle written by Simon Beaufoy produced by Christian Colson

THE 22nd EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS:

Ruhr Metropolis / Germany, 12 Dec 2009

The 22nd European Film Awards are presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions with the support of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010 "Essen for the Ruhr", the Minister President and the Minister for Federal and European Affairs and the Media of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Filmstiftung NRW.

PARTNERS & SPONSORS: The German State Minister for Culture and the Media * MEDIA Programme of the EU * FFA German Federal Film Board * Paul Mitchell

* RWE AG * TNT Express *