A committee consisting of EFA Board Members Antonio Saura (producer, Spain) and Ada Solomon (producer, Romania), EFA Member Signe Byrge Sørensen (producer, Denmark), as well as documentary experts Claas Danielsen (Germany), Ally Derks (Netherlands) and Jacques Laurent (Belgium) decided on the following nominations:
JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE
Denmark
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jon Bang Carlsen
PRODUCED BY: Helle Ulsten & Jon Bang Carlsen
_So-called "interventionists" enter suburban homes in the night and rip
troubled teens from their beds to transport them, against their will, to
a reform school in Utah. _
MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE
Germany/Austria
DIRECTED BY: Marc Bauder
PRODUCED BY: Marc Bauder & Markus Glaser
_Investment bankers are the real Masters of the Universe, not
politicians, armies or even countries_.
OF MEN AND WAR
France/Switzerland
WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: Laurent Bécue-Renard
_Anger consumes a dozen combat vets long after their return from the
front as they attempt to make peace with themselves, their past, and
their families_.
SACRO GRA
Italy/France
DIRECTED BY: Gianfranco Rosi
WRITTEN BY: Nicolo Bassetti
PRODUCED BY: Marco Visalberghi & Carole Solive
_Rome's giant ring road -the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA- and the
invisible worlds and possible futures harboured in this area of constant
turmoil. _
WAITING FOR AUGUST
Belgium
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Teodora Ana Mihai
PRODUCED BY: Hanne Phlypo & Antoine Vermeesch
_During their mother's absence, Georgiana has been catapulted into the
role of head of the family, responsible for her six brothers and sisters
in a social housing condo on the outskirts of Bacau, Romania. _
WE COME AS FRIENDS
Austria
WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: Hubert Sauper
_A science fiction-like odyssey in a home-made flying machine. _
The nominated films will now be submitted to the more than 3,000 EFA Members to elect the winner. The European Documentary 2014 will then be presented at the 27th European Film Awards Ceremony in Riga on Saturday, 13 December – streamed live on www.europeanfilmawards.eu and broadcast on HBO.
Berlin, 5 November 2014
THE 27th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Riga, 13 December 2014
Live on www.europeanfilmawards.eu
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