The European Film Academy has revealed the nominations in the animated feature film category of the European Film Awards.
The nominated films are Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow,” Kristina Dufková’s “Living Large,” Claude Barras’
“Savages,” Isabel Herguera’s “Sultana’s Dream,” and Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s “They Shot the Piano Player.”
“Flow” won the main jury and audience awards at Annecy, and the award for original music. It played in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.
“Sultana’s Dream” won Annecy’s Contrechamp Award, while “Living Large” won the Contrechamp Jury Award.
“Savages” played in competition at Annecy and also screened at Locarno. Barras was Oscar nominated for “My Life as a Courgette.”
Mariscal and Trueba were Oscar nominated for “Chico & Rita.” Trueba’s live-action drama “Belle Epoque” won an Oscar for best foreign-language film.
The committee that decided on the nominations was comprised of representatives of the European Film Academy and Cartoon, the European Assn. for Animation Film.
Nominations for best European film, director, actress, actor, screenwriter and documentary will be revealed on Nov. 5.
The awards ceremony takes place on Dec. 7 in Lucerne, Switzerland.
“Flow”
(Latvia, France, Belgium)
Directed by: Gints Zilbalodis
Written by: Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža
Produced by: Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalc
The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, it finds refuge on a boat populated by various species and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical flooded landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
“Living Large”
(Czech Rep., France, Slovakia)
Directed by: Kristina Dufková
Written by: Petr Jarchovsky
Produced by: Matej Chlupacek, Marc Faye, Agata Novinski
Twelve-year-old Ben has just hit puberty and suddenly his weight’s a problem – for him and for everyone else. The other kids bully him, his divorced parents don’t know what to do … Even the school nurse is worried about him. So, despite his love of food and his emerging talent as a chef, Ben decides to take drastic action. He starts to diet. Maybe that can turn things round. And even win the heart of Klara, the girl of his dreams … Finally, Ben will learn that what truly matters isn’t how you look – it’s how you feel.
“Savages”
(Switzerland, France, Belgium)
Directed by: Claude Barras
Written by: Claude Barras, Catherine Paillé
Produced by: NIcolas Burlet, Laurence Petit, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, Vincent Tavier, Hugo Deghilage, Annemie Degryse, Olivier Glassey
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria’s cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction.
“Sultana’s Dream”
(Spain, Germany, India)
Directed by: Isabel Herguera
Written by: Isabel Herguera, Gianmacro Serra
Produced by: Fabian Driehorst, Chelo Loureiro, Isabel Herguera, Mariano Baratech, Iván Miñambres
Inés, a Spanish artist, lives in India and stumbles upon “Sultana’s Dream,” a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905. It describes Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores. Fascinated by the story, Inés embarks on a journey across the country to search for the one place where women can live in peace.
“They Shot the Piano Player”
(Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Peru)
Directed by: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
Written by: Fernando Trueba
Produced by: Cristina Huete, Serge Lalou, Sophie Cabon, Bruno Felix, Janneke van de Kerkhoff, Femke Wolting, Humberto Santana
A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. A celebratory origin story of the Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, the film captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the 60s and 70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.
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