“Sister” gains momentum in Europe
The fiction film “Sister” by Swiss director Ursula Meier is on the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards, presented on December 1.
11.09.2012
Ursula Meier’s film “Sister,” a Swiss-French coproduction (Vega Film, Zurich), is on the selection list of films in the running for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2012. This was announced by the European Film Academy (EFA) on September 11. A total of 47 European films have been recommended for a nomination, including the film coproduced by Box Productions in Lausanne “A perdre la raison” by Belgian director Joachim Lafosse. During the next two months, the 2,700 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in eight different categories (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenwriter, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor, Best Production Designer) will be announced at the Seville European Film Festival on November 3. The award ceremony will take place in Malta on December 1.
Success for “Sister” in Europe
The film, which won a Silver Bear at the Berlinale, already has cinema distributors in 14 European Union countries. The European MEDIA Programme has supported the cinematic release of “Sister” with subsidies to distributors amounting to EUR 331,100. This is the largest amount granted to a Swiss film production since Switzerland joined the EU-MEDIA programme in 2006.
Ursula Meier’s works honoured in Lithuania
“Sister” will open the 6th Kaunas International Film Festival, with Ursula Meier in attendance (September 26 - October 7). This year, the Lithuanian festival is devoting a comprehensive retrospective to the 41-year-old Swiss director, organised in collaboration with SWISS FILMS.
Zurich, September 11, 2012