Presenters and Guests at the 22nd European Film Awards
When the doors open for the 22nd European Film Awards on Saturday, 12 December, the world of European cinema will step onto the red carpet at the spectacular venue of the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum. Winners, nominees and EFA Members - altogether 1,400 guests will be welcomed by German comedy star ANKE ENGELKE who will lead through the evening as the show’s host.

An impressive line-up of actors and actresses will enter the stage to present the individual awards, among them VICTORIA ABRIL (Spain), CATERINA MURINO (Italy), JOHANNA TER STEEGE (the Netherlands), and MARÍA VALVERDE (Spain), as well as DETLEV BUCK (Germany), JESPER CHRISTENSEN (Denmark), SIR BEN KINGSLEY (UK), MACIEJ STUHR (Poland), and ANATOLE TAUBMAN (Switzerland).

Joining them will be documentary director NINO KIRTADZÉ (France/Georgia), actor/director AKSEL HENNIE (Norway) who was part of the European Film Promotion’s SHOOTING STARS programme in 2004, and director/actor BRANKO DJURIC (Bosnia & Herzegovina).

The list of presenters is completed by DR. GOTTFRIED LANGENSTEIN, President of ARTE, VIVIANE REDING, EU Commissioner for Information, Society and Media, and EFA President WIM WENDERS.

Among the guests this year will be actresses HANNELORE ELSNER (Germany), KRYSTYNA JANDA (Poland), and JULIA JENTSCH (Germany), directors ROLAND EMMERICH and SÖNKE WORTMANN. Award winners already announced include PETER LIECHTI (EFA Documentary 2009 - Prix ARTE), DIANA ELBAUM and JANI THILTGES (European Co-production Award - Prix EURIMAGES), ANDRZEJ WAJDA (EFA Critics’ Award 2009 - Prix FIPRESCI) and the recipients of the honorary awards KEN LOACH and ISABELLE HUPPERT.