Catalan cinema achieved a mixed victory at the European Film Awards (EFA), which were presented this Saturday in Berlin. Sirado, by Oliver Laxe, Afternoons of solitudeby Albert Serra, and Olivia and the Invisible EarthquakeIrene Iborra's productions garnered a total of thirteen nominations. However, only the Catalan production Sirado It received recognition from the jury with five awards. Among them were Best Cinematography (Mauro Herce from Barcelona) and Best Editing (Cristóbal Fernández). Óliver Laxe's film tells the story of a father willing to venture into the deepest Moroccan desert to find his daughter, lost in a radishIt also won awards for best production design (Laia Ateca), sound design (Laia Casanovas, Amanda Villavieja, Yasmina Praderas), and best casting direction (Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo and María Rodrigo)

A large harvest of nominations for Catalan cinema at the European Film Awards (EFA), announced this Tuesday. Sirado, by Oliver Laxe; Afternoons of solitudeby Albert Serra, and Olivia and the Invisible EarthquakeIrene Iborra's film has garnered a total of eight nominations for the awards to be presented by the European Film Academy in Berlin on January 17. This represents an unprecedented success for Catalan cinema: the year ofAlcarràsFor example, Carla Simón's film was nominated in only two categories: best film and best screenplay. In contrast, Sirado It has four nominations: best film, best director (Oliver Laxe), original screenplay (Oliver Laxe and Santiago Fillol) and best actor (Sergi López). The actor from Vilanova had already won the award for best European actor in 2000 for Harry, a friend who loves youIf he were to win the award again, he would join the club of doubles winners that includes Mads Mikkelsen, Daniel Auteuil and Toni Servillo.