The Circuit

The Copenhagen International Film Festival announced the winners of their Golden Swans.  Ragner Bragason's "Children" won best film, while Eran Kolirin's "The Band's Visit" won both the Grand Jury Special Prize and the Audience Award.

Best Film: "Children" (Börn, Iceland)
Director: Ragnar Bragason. Produced by: Gísli Örn Gar_arsson, Hlynur Kristjánsson, Ingvar E.Sigur_sson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Víkingur Kristjánsson and Ragnar Bragason.

Grand Jury Special Prize: "The Band's Visit" (Bikur hatizmoret, Israel/France)
Director: Eran Kolirin

Best Director: "Mirush" (Blodsbånd, Norway)
Director: Marius Holst

Best Actress: "To Love Someone" (Den man älskar, Sweden)
Actress: Sofia Ledarp

Best Actor: "Heartbeat Detector" (La question humaine, France)
Actor: Mathieu Amalric

Best Screenplay: "To Love Someone" (Den man älskar, Sweden)
Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson

Honorary Award: Kim Fupz Aakeson

Best Cinematography: "Hallam Foe" (Hallam Foe, United Kingdom)
Cinematography: Giles Nuttgens

The Alice Award: "Sounds of Sand" (Si le vent soulève les sables, Belgium/France)
Director: Marion Hänsel

The Audience Award: "The Band's Visit" (Bikur hatizmoret, Israel/France)
Director: Eran Kolirin

The Copenhagen International Film Festival has picked 11 films for competition.  “Golden Swans” will be chosen by a jury of European industry pros and will be awarded to Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.

Actresses (France)
Dir.: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi.

Children (Iceland)
Dir.: Ragnar Bragason.

The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) (Germany/Austria)
Dir.: Stefan Ruzowitsky.

Hallam Foe (England)
Dir.: David Mackenzie.

Heartbeat Detector (France)
Dir.: Nicolas Klotz.

Irina Palm (Belgium/Germany/Luxembourg/United Kingdom/France)
Dir.: Sam Gabarski.

Mirush (Norway)
Dir.: Marius Holst.

The Band's Visit (Israel/France)
Dir.: Eran Kolirin.

The Trap (Serbia/Germany/Hungary)
Dir.: Srdan Golubovic.

To Love Someone (Sweden)
Dir.: Åke Sandgren.

Under the Stars (Spain)
Dir.: Felix Viscarret.