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2007 European Film Awards for Mungiu, Akin and Mirren |
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Written by the editor
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 Director Cristian Mungiu during the 2007 EFA awards ceremony in Berlin. Photo courtesy of the European Film Academy, all rights reserved. The European Film Awards (EFAs) celebrated their twentieth anniversary in Berlin this weekend by giving the 2007 Best European Film and Best European Director titles to 4 luni, 3 saptamini si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) and its director Cristian Mungiu. The little Romanian film that could also won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May and is Romania's submission to the Foreign Language Oscar category. Oscar-winner Helen Mirren was crowned Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' The Queen, while Fatih Akin won the Best European Screenwriter Award for his screenplay for Auf der andere Seite (The Edge of Heaven). A full list of winners follows.
- Sasson Gabai in Bikur Ja-Tizmoret (The Band's Visit)
- Best European Screenwriter
- Best European Cinematographer
- European Discovery 2007
- Bikur Hatizmoret (The Band's Visit) by Eran Kolirin, Israel
- European Film Academy Prix d’Excellence
- People's Choice Award
- La sconosciuta (The Unknown) by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Prix FIPRESCI
- Coeurs (Private Fears in Public Places) by Alain Resnais
- Margaret Ménégoz and Dr. Veit Heiduschka
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
- European Achievement in World Cinema 2007 -- Prix Screen International
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