WireService.ca Media Release (12/08/2016) Ottawa, ON - The festival hosted thousands of film fans over the course of four weekends between November 11th and December 4th. This year's edition featured a change in venue to Carleton University's Richcraft Hall. The Canadian Film Institute would like to congratulate all European Union Member States for their participation and contributions to the Festival.
This year, EUFF31 is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2016 Audience Choice Award is Familienfest (Family Celebration) from Germany. This internationally acclaimed film was directed by Lars Kraume and deals with a topic that is familiar to all, especially around the holidays: family tension. Familienfest's Hannelore Elsner was nominated at both the Bambi and Jupiter awards for her excellent performance.
Overall, the films scored an average audience rating of 4.16 out of 5 stars, which reflects the high caliber of cinema that each Member State brought to Ottawa, as well as the tight competition for the second annual Audience Choice Award. As a thank you to those who voted, the CFI held a draw to win an Ambassador membership, which includes a number of benefits including free admission to most events. Congratulations to Dan Tuplin, the winner.
The EUFF would also like to thank all sponsors, supporters, staff, and volunteers for their continued support.
The Canadian Film Institute was incorporated in 1935 as a federally-chartered, nongovernmental, non-profit cultural organization. It is the oldest film institution in Canada and the second oldest film institute in the world. More information can be found online at www.cfi-icf.ca.
The European Union Delegation to Canada is a fully-fledged diplomatic mission with a public diplomacy mandate designed to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the European Union as well as EU-Canada relations. The EU Ambassador represents the European Union in Canada. The EU Delegation marks its 40th anniversary in 2016.
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For more information contact CFI Media Coordinator Scott Job (media@cfi-icf.ca) at 613-232-6727 or EU Delegation Press Officer Diodora Bucur (Diodora.bucur@eeas.europa.eu) at 613-563-6354.
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