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Time for European film-goers to vote
Time for European film-goers to vote
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Every year the European Film Academy asks film-goers to become an electorate. They have the chance to vote on their favourite film for the People’s Choice Award. Last year they plumped for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. Previous winners include Volver, Life is Beautiful and Amélie. Which film will it be in 2010? You decide.
This year the winner will be picked from one of 10 very disparate films - the candidates include a French cartoon, a British political thriller, Swedish fantasy and an Italian domestic comedy. Not all have yet been released in the UK. Have a look at theartsdesk's What's On Calendar for information on forthcoming releases. Below is a list of the candidates. Where available, click on the link to read theartsdesk review and then cast your vote on the EFA’s website.
- Agora, dir. Alejandro Amenábar
- Baaría, dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
- An Education, dir. Lone Scherfig
- The Girl Who Played With Fire, dir. Daniel Alfredson
- The Ghost (aka The Ghost Writer), dir. Roman Polanski
- Kick-Ass, dir. Matthew Vaughn
- Loose Cannons (aka Mine Vaganti), dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
- Mr Nobody, dir. Jaco van Dormael
- Le Petit Nicolas, dir. Laurent Tirard
- Soul Kitchen, dir. Fatih Akin
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