11/09/2003

Six French films and three French co-productions are on the list of the 43 works selected for the 2003 European Film Awards, which will be given out in a ceremony on December 6 in Berlin. It’s a strong showing for France which is doping to repeat the performance of 2001, when the film Amélie triumphed, winning three major prizes.
This is the list of the 6 French feature films or French co-productions where France has a majority quota in the production:

- Bon Voyage [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, produced by ARP Sélection, with France 2 Cinéma and France 3 Cinéma.

- It is More Easy for a Camel... [+see also:
trailer
film profile] di Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, produced by Gémini Films

- The Man on the Train [+see also:
trailer
film profile], by Patrice Leconte, a France-Britain co-production by Ciné B, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Zoulou Films, FCC, Tubedale Films, Pandora Films Produktion, Cinéma Parisien and Media Suits

- His Brother by Patrice Chéreau, produced by Azor Films, Arte France Cinéma and Love Streams

- Swimming Pool [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by François Ozon, a French-Britain co-production between Fidélité Productions, Headforce Ltd, France 2 Cinéma and Gimages Films

- Niki et Flo by Lucian Pintilie, a French-Romanian co-production by Movimento Production and Filmex Romania

In addition there are three co-productions where France has a minority quota in the films amongst the total of 360 works sent in for selection to the EFA’s: Mondays in the Sun (Spain, Italy and France), The Soul Keeper by Roberto Faenza and Remember Me by Gabriele Muccino (Italy, Britain and France).

(Translated from French)