Get Ready For The European Film Awards

On December 13, European filmmakers, EFA Members, guests, nominees and winners will gather in Riga for the 27th European Film Awards. 

I’ll be watching and tweeting, so join the party: @Italian_Movies https://twitter.com/Italian_Movies

Films from Italy that have been nominated include:

c_La-Mafia-Uccide-Solo-D-Estate_articolo2
La Mafia Uccide Solo D’Estate

 

Best European Comedy – La Mafia Uccide Solo D’Estate (Pierfrancesco Diliberto “Pif”)

 
 

Il-capitale-umano.jpg_1379307876
Paolo Virzì with the cast of Il Capitale Umano

 

Best European Director – Paolo Virzì for Il Capitale Umano

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Best European Actress – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Sacro GRA
Sacro GRA

Best European Documentary – Sacro GRA (Gianfranco Rosi, director)

Watch the ceremony live, online, on the EFA website December 13, 19.00 CET ( 1:00 PM EST)

Can this year’s Italian nominations do as well as last year’s winners? They’ve set the bar pretty high:

The Great Beauty
Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
Best Film 2013
Toni Servillo
The Great Beauty
Best Actor 2013
Paolo Sorrentino
The Great Beauty
Best Director 2013

If you need to catch up on this year’s nominations, read about them:

IL CAPITALE UMANO REVIEW

LA MAFIA UCCIDE SOLO D’ESTATE REVIEW

SACRO GRA REVIEW

INTERVIEW WITH GIANFRANCO ROSI (SACRO GRA)

INTERVIEW WITH HUMAN CAPITAL AUTHOR STEPHEN AMIDON