Grand slam for Ruben Östlund at the European Film Awards
11.12.2022 00:03:59 CET | Film i Väst - Your Scandinavian Partner in Co-Productions | Press Release

- A marvelous evening and our warmest congratulations för for Ruben Östlund, producer Erik Hemmendorff and actor Zlatco Buric. Euroepan Film Awards have become very important on an European film level and a clear signal up to upcoming Oscar nominations. For us at Film i Väst its a clear signal of how our co-productions can be measured on an European scales. We are very proud and happy co-producers for the collaboration with Ruben Östlund during all years, says Mikael Fellenius, CEO at Film i Väst, directly from Reykjavik.
Winners:
- European Film, Triangle of Sadness, producer Erik Hemmendorff, Plattform Produktion, Philippe Bober
- European Director, Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
- European Screenwriter, Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
- European Actor, Zlatko Buric, Triangle of Sadness
All nominated co-productions:
- European University Award, Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
- European Film, Holy Spider, producers Ali Abbasi, Sol Bondi, Jakob Jarek, Profile Productions, Nordisk Film Production Sverige, Eva Åkergren
- European Screenwriter Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Holy Spider
- European Director, Ali Abbasi, Holy Spider
- European Actress, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Holy Spider
- European Actor, Elliot Crosset Hove, Godland
- Sanna Lenken, Comedy Queen, Young Audience Award
Prenominated:
- European Film, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson,Beautiful Beings
- European Film, Tarik Saleh,Boy from Heaven
- European Film, Hlynur Pálmason,Godland
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