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IP/09/284 Brussell, id-19 ta' Frar 2009 “Id-diversità u l-preġji tal-films Ewropej huma riflessi sew fin-nomini għall-Oscars ta' din is-sena," qalet Viviane Reding, il-Kummissarju tal-UE għall-Midja. “Fil-fehma tiegħi, dan jista' jseħħ grazzi għall-isforzi kbar tal-Unjoni Ewropea li jrendu ċ-ċinema Ewropea iktar kompetittiva billi jappoġġaw l-iżvilupp ta' films li jinħadmu jew li jkunu prodotti bi sħab bejn l-Awstrija u l-Ġermanja, id-distribuzzjoni tagħhom min-naħa għall-oħra tal-fruntieri, kif ukoll l-użu tat-teknoloġiji diġitali l-ġodda.” Seba' films iffinanzjati mill- MEDIA, il-programm tal-UE li jappoġġa l-films, ġew innominati għall-Oscars fiċ-ċerimonja tal-għoti tal-premjijiet ta' din is-sena: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (il-Ġermanja, Uli Edel), Entre les murs (Franza, Laurent Cantet), Waltz with Bashir (l-Iżrael/Franza/il-Ġermanja, Ari Folman), Happy Go Lucky (ir-Renju Unit, Mike Leigh), The Duchess (ir-Renju Unit/Franza/l-Italja, Saul Dibb), Slumdog Millionaire (ir-Renju Unit/l-Istati Uniti tal-Amerka, Danny Boyle) u d-dokumentarju rebbieħ, Man on Wire (ir-Renju Unit/l-Istati Uniti tal-Amerka, James Marsh) (ara l-anness għas-sinteżi ta' kull film). Il-programm MEDIA tal-UE ta appoġġ finanzjarju sostanzjali lil dawn il-films li jinsabu fil-quċċata tal-lista ta' nomini taċ-Ċerimonja tal-Oscars. Il-kontribut totali li ta l-programm MEDIA tal-UE għal dawn il-films biss laħaq is-somma ta' € 3 028 000, b'iktar appoġġ mistenni jasal għad-distribuzzjoni tal-films fis-swali taċ-ċinema. Is-sena l-oħra, l-Oscar għall-Aqwa Film b'Ilsien Barrani mar għall-film "The Counterfeiters" (Die Fälscher) li kien iffinanzjat mill-MEDIA (IP/08/298). Fl-2007, il-film Ġermaniż iffinanzjat mill-MEDIA "The Lives of Others" (Das Leben der Anderen), rebaħ l-Oscar għall-Aqwa Film b'Ilsien Barrani. Fl-2006 il-film Franċiż iffinanzjat mill-MEDIA "The March of the Penguins" (La Marche de l'empereur) kien rebaħ l-Oscar għall-Aqwa Dokumentarju. Il-programm MEDIA tal-UE għandu rwol importanti li jappoġġa l-qasam awdjoviżiv, permezz tal-iżvilupp u d-distribuzzjoni ta' eluf ta' films kif ukoll attivitajiet ta' taħriġ, festivals u proġetti ta' promozzjoni madwar l-Ewropa. Kull sena, disgħa minn kull għaxar filmati dwar suġġett partikolari fl-Ewropa li jkunu distribwiti barra mill-pajjiż minn fejn joriġinaw jibbenefikaw milll-appoġġ tal-MEDIA. Sfond Il-programm MEDIA tal-2007 se jipprovdi €755 miljun lill-industrija tal-films fl-Ewropa fil-perjodu ta' bejn l-2007 u l-2013 (IP/07/169). F'Jannar ta' din is-sena, il-Kummissjoni pproponiet ukoll il-programm MEDIA MUNDUS (IP/09/26), li se jipprovdi €15 miljun oħra f'finanzjament għall-perjodu ta' bejn l-2011 u l-2013 għal proġetti mressqa minn professjonisti fil-qasam awdjoviżiv mill-UE u minn pajjiżi terzi. Il-programm MEDIA u l-programm MEDIA MUNDUS jagħtu prijorità ċara lid-distribuzzjoni u l-promozzjoni tal-films Ewropej barra mill-pajjiż minn fejn joriġinaw, madwar l-Ewropa (kważi 65% tal-baġit kollu tal-MEDIA) u madwar id-dinja. Il-miri ġenerali tal-programm MEDIA huma li jsaħħaħ il-kompetittività tas-settur awdjoviżiv Ewropew billi jkun iffaċilitat l-aċċess għall-finanzjament u jitħeġġeġ l-użu tat-teknoloġiji diġitali, li jirrifletti u jirrispetta l-identità u l-wirt kulturali Ewropew, u li jżid iċ-ċirkolazzjoni tax-xogħlijiet awdjoviżivi fl-Ewropa u lil hinn minnha. Fl-2008, il-programm MEDIA appoġġa iktar minn 1 800 proġett b'total ta' €107 miljun. http://ec.europa.eu/media http://www.oscar.com/ Annex MEDIA-funded Oscar winners 2006-2008 MEDIA-funded Oscar nominations 2009 Best foreign language film: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Germany) MEDIA support € 342,745 [ ][Image] Synopsis Based on the 1997 non-fiction bestseller by Stefan Aust, former editor of the German news magazine Der Spiegel, set in Germany, 1970. Bombings, terrorism and fears threatened the foundations of Germany's young democracy. Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslini who formed the Red Army Faction and used inhuman means to spread terror. Horst Herold, the chief of the German police, entered into a merciless pursuit against these young terrorists but realised that they were only the tip of the iceberg. The Class/ Entre les murs (France) MEDIA support € 735,400 [ ][Image] Synopsis François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighbourhood. Neither stuffy nor severe, his extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics is put to the test when his students begin to challenge his teaching methods Waltz with Bashir (Israel/DE/FR) MEDIA support € 635,960 [ ][Image] Synopsis One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images... Best picture / Best director / Best adapted screenplay/Best original score/Best original song/Cinematography/Film editing/Sound editing/Sound mixing: Slumdog Millionaire (UK/US) MEDIA support € 200,000 but likely to receive more in 2009. Synopsis In a picaresque tale worthy of a Henry Fielding novel, this Tom Jones is Jamal, a poor, bright-eyed youth mischievously getting in and out of scrapes with his even more rambunctious older brother, Salim. In a horrifying turn of events, the two youngsters' lives change in front of their eyes when their mother is viciously killed during a riot. Alone, they turn to the streets, becoming “slumdogs.” A ray of sunshine comes into their lives when they befriend another orphan, the feisty young girl Latika, and soon the three are inseparable. Adventure follows as the trio learns to survive the cutthroat life of contemporary India – but at least they have each other. Or do they? Best original screenplay: Happy Go Lucky (UK) MEDIA support € 726,500 [ ][Image] Synopsis The adventures of Poppy. Is she perhaps a little crazy and irresponsible? Or is she in fact deeply sane and sensible? Either way, everybody falls in love with her, for better or for worse... Art direction/ Costume design The Duchess (UK – FR – IT) MEDIA support € 387,291 [ ][Image] Synopsis Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, married at a young age in 1774 to the powerful Duke of Devonshire. She used her wit, feminine wiles and innate flair for fashion to become one of the most beloved and influential figures in British society and politics. Best documentary feature Man on Wire (UK/US - James Marsh) Synopsis A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century"