On 25th March 2013, the Asociaţia Pentru Promovarea Filmului Românesc (Association for Romanian Film Promotion) held the gala ceremony for their 7th Annual Premiile Gopo (Gopo Awards) for Romanian cinema at the Opera Națională in Bucharest.

Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family), directed by Radu Jude was hailed as the best film, while Holy Motors was named European Best Film of the year.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 7TH ANNUAL PREMIILE GOPO

BEST FILM

Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men); Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family); Director: Radu Jude WINNER
Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula); Director: Silviu Purcărete
Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream); Director: Gabriel Achim

BEST DIRECTOR

Gabriel Achim – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)
Radu Jude – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family) WINNER
Silviu Purcărete – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula)
Tudor Giurgiu – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)

BEST DEBUT FILM

O lună în Thailanda (A Month in Thailand), Paul Negoescu
Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula), Silviu Purcărete
Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream), Gabriel Achim WINNER

BEST DOCUMENTARY

8 martie (8th of March); Director: Alexandru Belc
Aici… adică acolo (Here…I Mean There); Director: Laura Căpăţână Juller
Gone Wild; Director: Dan Curean
Turn Off the Lights; Director: Ivana Mladenovic WINNER
Un gînd, un vis, Doyle… şi-un pix (A Dream’s Merchant); Director: Bogdan Ilie-Micu

BEST SHORT FILM

Blu; Director: Nicolae Constantin Tănase
Chefu’ (House Party); Director: Adrian Sitaru WINNER
De azi înainte (From Now On); Director: Dorian Boguţă
Pastila fericirii (The Pill of Happiness); Director: Cecilia Felmeri
Tatăl meu e cel mai tare (Daddy Rulz); Director: Radu Potcoavă

BEST NEW ARTIST

Adrian Cristea – Production Designer of Chefu’ (House Party) by Adrian Sitaru
Cătălin Jugravu – Actor in the role of Ştefan in De azi înainte (From Now On) by Dorian Boguţă
Nicolae Constantin Tănase – director of Blu WINNER
Radu Ştefan Fulga – Cinematographer of Gândacul (The Beetle) by Cătălin Drăghici

BEST EUROPEAN FILM

Le gamin au vélo (The Kid with a Bike), Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (Belgium, France)
Le Havre, Aki Kaurismaki (Finland, France, Germany)
Holy Motors, Leos Carax (France, Germany) WINNER
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson (United Kingdom)

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MOST SUCCESSFUL ROMANIAN FILM IN 2012

Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men), (most viewers – 63,778); Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Minte-mă frumos (Lie to Me), (highest grossing – 956,036 lei); Director: Iura Luncaşu

BEST ACTOR

Adrian Titieni – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)
Gabriel Spahiu – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)
Şerban Pavlu – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family) WINNER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Doru Ana – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)
Gabriel Spahiu – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family) WINNER
Sorin Leoveanu – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula)
Tudor Smoleanu – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Alina Berzunţeanu – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)
Mihaela Sîrbu – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family) WINNER
Ozana Oancea – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)
Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Dan Chişu – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)
Gabriel Achim, Cosmin Manolache – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)
Ionuţ Teianu – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)
Radu Jude, Corina Sabău – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family) WINNER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adrian Silişteanu – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER
Liviu Marghidan – Tatăl fantomă (The Phantom Father)
Ovidiu Gyarmath – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)

BEST EDITING

Andrei Iancu – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)
Cătălin Cristuţiu – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER
Ioachim Stroe – Tatăl fantomă (The Phantom Father)
Nita Chivulescu – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)

BEST SOUND

Cristinel Şirli, Cristian Tarnoveţchi, Florin Tăbăcaru – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)
Eckehart Dux, Cristian Tarnoveţchi, Ansgar Frerich, Daniel Iribaren – Tatăl fantomă (The Phantom Father)
Florian Ardelean, Dragoş Stanomir, Cristinel Şirli, Alexis Marzin – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)
Simone Galavazi, Dana Bunescu – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family)
Tudor Petre, Cristinel Şirli, Cristian Tarnoveţchi, Florin Tăbăcaru – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Johannes Malfatti – Tatăl fantomă (The Phantom Father)
Paul Ilea – Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi (Chasing Rainbows)
Vasile Şirli – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER
Vlaicu Golcea – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Gabriel Nechita – Tatăl fantomă (The Phantom Father)
Helmut Sturmer, Dragoş Buhagiar – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER
Vali Ighigheanu – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Augustina Stanciu – Toată lumea din familia noastră (Everybody in Our Family)
Dana Istrate – Despre oameni şi melci (Of Snails and Men)
Lia Manţoc – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Dana Roşeanu, Minela Popa, Ionel Popa, Doina Popa – Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula) WINNER
Cristina Ilie, Domnica Bodogan – Visul lui Adalbert (Adalbert’s Dream)
Gabriela Creţan, Elena Tudor – Tatăl fantomă (The Phantom Father)

RSC – ROMANIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD

Adrian Silișteanu

PRO CINEMA 2013

Adrian Titieni

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Constantin Codrescu
Mitică Popescu

 

5TH ANNUAL GOPO AWARDS (PREMIILE GOPO) WINNERS

 

BEST FEATURE FILM

Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu (The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu), Andrei Ujică, Romania
*Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle), Florin Şerban, Romania, Sweden and Germany WINNER
Marţi, după Crăciun (Tuesday, After Christmas), Radu Muntean, Romania
Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honor), Peter Călin Netzer, Romania and Germany
Morgen, Marian Crişan, Romania, Hungary and France

 

BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM

*Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle), Florin Şerban, Romania, Sweden and Germany WINNER
Felicia, înainte de tóate (First of All, Felicia), Răzvan Rădulescu and Melissa de Raaf, Romania and Croatia
Morgen, Marian Crişan, Romania, Hungary and France

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Peter Călin Netzer for Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honor)
*Florin Şerban for Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle) WINNER
Marian Crişan for Morgen
Radu Muntean for Marţi, după Crăciun (Tuesday, After Christmas)
Răzvan Rădulescu and Melissa de Raaf for Felicia, înainte de tóate (First of All, Felicia), Romania and Croatia

 

BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE

Ada Condeescu in Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)
Adriana Trandafir in Europolis, Corneliu Gheorghita, Romania and France
Maria Popistasu in Marţi, după Crăciun (Tuesday, After Christmas)
*Mirela Oprisor in Marţi, după Crăciun (Tuesday, After Christmas) WINNER
Ozana Oancea in Felicia, înainte de tóate (First of All, Felicia)

 

BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE

Andras Hathazi in Morgen
George Pistereanu in Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)
Mimi Branescu in Marţi, după Crăciun (Tuesday, After Christmas)
*Victor Rebengiuc in Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honor) WINNER
Yilmaz Yalcin in Morgen

 

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE

Bogdan Dumitrache, Portretul luptătorului la tinereţe (Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man)

 

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

Clara Vodă, Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Tudor Voican, Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honour)

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Liviu Marghidan, Portretul luptătorului la tinereţe (Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man)

 

BEST EDITING

Dana Bunescu, Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu (The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu)

 

BEST SOUND

Thomas Huhn, Andreas Franck, Florin Tăbăcaru, Gelu Costache, Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)

 

BEST MUSIC

Vasile Şirli, Caravana cinematografică (Kino Caravan)

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

Cristian Niculescu, Caravana cinematografică (Kino Caravan)

 

BEST COSTUME

Viorica Petrovici, Caravana cinematografică (Kino Caravan)

 

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR

Dana Roşeanu, Caravana cinematografică (Kino Caravan)

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu (The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu), Producer: Velvet Moraru; Director: Andrei Ujică

 

BEST SHORT FILM

Colivia (The Cage), Producer: Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Adrian Sitaru, Mete Gümürhan; Director:

 

MOST PROMOSING NEWCOMER

George Piştereanu, actor in Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)

 

BEST EUROPEAN FILM

Panglica Albă (Das Weisse Band / The White Ribbon), Michael Haneke

 

PUBLIC AWARD (FOR FILM WITH THE HIGHEST BOX OFFICE)

Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle) – 55,858 admission
Producer: Cătălin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu; Director: Florin Şerban

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Anuşavan Salamanian, Sound Engineer

 

ROMANIA SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD

Vivi Dragan Vasile – Caravana cinematografică (Kino Caravan)

 

SPECIAL AWARD PRO CINEMA

Seria Brigade Diverse (BD), directed by Mircea Dragan