EAVE’s contribution to European film culture is demonstrated by the number of festival entries, prizes won, cinema releases and television broadcasts achieved by EAVE graduates.
Many long term co-producing relationships have been built by EAVE graduates over the last decade. Many of the projects, both fiction and documentary, developed during the Workshops go into production and distribution. Over the last five years over 35% of projects have been produced.

SARAJEVO 2009:

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Film: PARTY / TULUM, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ankica Juric Tilic

Special mention in the category documentary: CONSTANTIN AND ELENA, sales: EAVE 1994 graduate Esther van Messel

LOCARNO 2009:

NOTHING PERSONAL, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Reinier Selen, co-producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Macdara Kelleher & EAVE 2008 graduate Morgan Bushe won a record number of six awards Leopard for Best Actress, Leopard for the Best First Feature, First Prize of the Youth Jury, the FIPRESCI Prize and CICAE Price of the International Art & Essay Cinema Confederation. Furthermore the Ecumenical Jury honored the film with a special mention.

PIANOMANIA, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ebba Sinzinger was awarded the SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE PRIZE

CANNES 2009:

Grand Jury Prize: UN PROPHETE, co-producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Antonin Dedet ***

Un Certain Regard Grand Jury Prize: POLICE, ADJECTIVE, executive producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Marcela Ursu

FIPRESCI Prize: POLICE, ADJECTIVE, executive producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Marcela Ursu ***

Un Certain Regard Special Prize: LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS, co-producer: EAVE 1998 graduate Oliver Damian

Coup de Cœur Prize at the Director’s Fortnight: LA FAMILLE WOLBERG, co-producer: EAVE 2000 graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

SACD award: EAVE 2006 project LOST PERSONS AREA, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Tomas Leyers

BERLINALE 2009:

Silver Bear - The Jury Grand Prix & Silver Bear for Best Actress & Femina Film Prize for best production design: ALLE ANDEREN, line producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach

Silver Bear - Outstanding Artistic Contribution for the Sound-Design of KATALIN VARGA, executive producer: EAVE 20008 graduate Tudor Giurgiu

Special Mention (Generation 14Plus / Feature Film): MAX EMBARRASSING, co-producer: EAVE 2003 Graduate Henrik Underbjerg

FIPRESCI award (Panorama) & Label Europa Cinemas: NORTH, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Sigve Endresen

The members of the jury award the Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas & Amnesty International Film Prize & The "Berliner Morgenpost" Readers' Jury Prize: STORM, producer: EAVE 2001 graduate Karl Fredrik Ulfung

C.I.C.A.E. prize (Forum): THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon

Dialogue en perspective, Special Mention: POLAR, co-producer: EAVE 1999 graduate Karin Koch

MENACHEM UND FRED, produced by EAVE 1995 graduate Jens Meurer: Most Valuable Documentary of the Year at the Cinema for Peace gala

NACHT VOR AUGEN, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Boris Michalski: German Critics Award 2008 for Best Feature Debut

IDFA 2008:

BURMA VJ – REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY, producer: EAVE group leader EAVE group leader Lise Lense-Møller, co-producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Helle Ulsteen, sales: EAVE 1994 graduate Esther van Messel: Movies that Matter award & Joris Ivens Award

First Appearance Award: CONSTANTIN AND ELENA, sales: EAVE 1994 graduate Esther van Messel

FORGETTING DAD, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs: Special Jury Award

SARAJEVO 2008:

Best Documentary for Boris Despodov’s CORRIDOR #8, sales: EAVE 1994 graduate Esther van Messel

Special jury mentions for short films I KNOW (VEM) by Jan Cvitkovic (producer: EAVE 2008 participant Jozko Rutar) and Timur Makarevic’s WAKE (producer: EAVE 2008 participant Amra Baksic-Camo)

CICAE award for Kornel Mundruzco’s DELTA (producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Viktoria Petranyi)

VENICE 2008:

Jury Special Prize and Osella for Best Script, Special mention - SIGNIS Prize, Cinema for UNICEF commendation, “Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity” Award from CinemAvvenire for TEZA by Haile Gerima, co-producers: EAVE 1992 graduate Philippe Avril et EAVE 2000 graduate Marie-Michèle Cattelain

Coppa Volpi for Best Actress for Dominique Blanc in L’AUTRE by Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman

LOCARNO 2008:

Golden Leopard for Best Actor for Tayanç Ayaydin for THE MARKET by Ben Hopkins, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Roshanak Behesht Nedjad

Variety Award Piazza Grande for BACK SOON by Solveig Anspach, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman

First Prize of the Youth Jury and Don Quijote Award for YURI’S DAY, co-producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter

CANNES 2008:

COMPETITION: FIPRESCI award for Kornél Mundruczó’s DELTA, produced by EAVE 2004 graduate Viktoria Petranyi

UN CERTAIN REGARD: Un Certain Regard Award for TULPAN by Sergey Dvortsevoi, co-producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Valerie Fischer

- Heart Throb Jury Prize (Un Certain Regard) for CLOUD 9 by Andreas Dresen, producer: EAVE 1994 graduate and group leader Peter Rommel

DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT: CICAE (International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas) Award for Juraj Lehotsky’s Slovakian film BLIND LOVES by Juraj Lehotský, sales: EAVE 2007 graduate Susanne Guggenberger

- 6th "Regards Jeunes" Prize as well as the Europa Cinemas Label (Directors' Fortnight) for ELDORADO by Bouli Lanners, producer: EAVE 2000 graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

CRITICS WEEK: Prix OFAJ/TV5Monde de la (Toute Jeune) Critique (Critics’ Week) for LA SANGRE BROTA by Pablo Fendrik, co-producers: EAVE 2000 graduate Claire Lajoumard and EAVE 2007 graduate Hans Eddy Schreiber’s company Neue Cameo Film

- Critics Week Grand Prix for SNOW by Aida Begic, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter

- Rail d’or for Best Short Film for LA COPIE DE CORALIE by Nicolas Engel, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Serge Guez

MEDIA EUROPEAN TALENT PRIZE: EAVE 2007 graduate Katrin Kissa (Homeless Bob Production, EE) received the MEDIA European Talent Prize for EAVE 2007 project THE TEMPTATION OF ST. TONY

BERLINALE 2008:

Panorama Audience Award for LEMON TREE by Eran Riklis, co-produced by EAVE 2006 graduate Matthias Krause´s company Heimatfilm (producer: Bettina Brokemper)

Honorary mention for NEW BOY, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Tamara Anghie

German Film Critics Award for Best Actress: Maren Kroymann for her performance in Angelina Maccarone's VERFOLGT, produced by EAVE 2001 graduate Ulrike Zimmermann

Critics Award for Best Soundtrack: THE COUNTERFEITERS, co-prod.: 1999 graduate Josef Aichholzer

FIPRESCI award for BRIDES OF ALLAH by Natalie Assouline, sales: EAVE 1994 graduate Esther van Messel

ROTTERDAM 2008:
FIPRESCI award for EL CIELO, LA TIERRA Y LA LLUVIA by José Luis Torres Leiva, produced by EAVE 1998 graduate Elise Jalladeau in co-production with EAVE 1994 graduate & group leader Peter Rommel

SUNDANCE 2008: Sundance Audience Award for John Carney’s ONCE, p: EAVE 2001 graduate Martina Niland

OSCARS® 2008:

Best Foreign Language Film: THE COUNTERFEITERS, co-producer: 1999 graduate Josef Aichholzer

Best Short Animated Film: PETER AND THE WOLF, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Hugh Welchman

Best Original Song: "Falling Slowly" in ONCE by John Carney, producer: 2001 graduate Martina Niland

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2007
BEST EUROPEAN FILM 2007 and BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2007: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS by Cristian Mungiu (EAVE producers Philippe Avril and Daniel Burlac)

HOLLYWOOD WORLD AWARD 2007:
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (EAVE producers Philippe Avril and Daniel Burlac)

EMMY AWARD 2007:
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT by Gabriel Range, produced by EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney and executive produced by EAVE 1997 graduate Peter Carlton