Costas Gavras becomes 5th film maker to receive EFA Honorary Award
Legendary Greek-Russian film director Costa Gavras was presented with the European Film Academy's Honorary Award of the EFA President and Board in tribute to his long and illustrious career at the European Film Awards ceremony in Seville.
Receiving the award from film film-maker Wim Wenders at Seville's Teatro de la Maestranza on Saturday night, Costa Gavras thanked the EFA for the great honour and said it "was an example of how Europe should be," with people from different countries, different cultures and different films "accepting one another".
Europe was currently in a bad state "but here, tonight, we can see that we can all be together...and this is how we must continue," he said, to a standing ovation from below.
The EFA Eurimages Co-Production Award for producers promoting joint productions in Europe was also presented to Greek producers Konstantinos Kontovrakis and Giorgos Karnavas from Heretic, presented by the lead actress in the film "Sumendia" - a Heretic joint production that was shot on the Greek island of Nisyros.
Source: ANA
