THE WINNERS OF THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2003 were announced December 6 in a celebration of European film uniting filmmakers, film fans and film students from across Europe for the 16th European Film Awards at Berlin's Arena.

Absolute favorite in view of massive european box office success for a german film Good Bye Lenin took 4 home, much to the surprise of the director and Main actor Daniel Bruehl.
4 awards include best eurpean film, best director, best actor, best actress.
(What's missing Lenin?)

Another absolute-obvious contender in the docu category was awarded best docu S 21 following its sucessfull introduction in Cannes.
A first inititaive with sucess for INA

EUROPEAN FILM 2003

GOOD BYE, LENIN!, Germany
directed by Wolfgang Becker
produced by X Filme Creative Pool GmbH

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2003

Lars von Trier
for Dogville, Denmark

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2003

Daniel Brühl
in Good Bye, Lenin!, Germany

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2003

Charlotte Rampling
in Swimming Pool, France

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2003

Bernd Lichtenberg
for Good Bye, Lenin!, Germany

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2003

Anthony Dod Mantle
for 28 Days Later, UK & Dogville, Denmark

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2003

Claude Chabrol, France

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2003

Carlo di Palma, Italy

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DISCOVERY 2003 - Prix Fassbinder

Vozvraschenie (The Return)
by Andrei Zvyagintsev, Russia

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2003 - Prix Fipresci

Buongiorno, Notte (Goodmorning, Night)
by Marco Bellocchio, Italy

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2003 - Prix Arte

S21, La Machine de Mort Khmere Rouge (S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine)
by Rithy Panh, France

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2003 - Prix UIP

(A) Torzija
by Stefan Arsenijevic, Slovenia

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY NON-EUROPEAN FILM 2003 -
Prix Screen International

Les Invasions Barbares
by Denys Arcand, Canada

THE JAMESON PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2003
- voted for by film fans across Europe -

Best European Director:
Wolfgang Becker
for Good Bye, Lenin!, Germany

Best European Actor:
Daniel Brühl
in Good Bye, Lenin!, Germany

Best European Actress:
Katrin Sass
in Good Bye, Lenin! Germany

Bruno Chatelin