MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) — Andrei Zvyagintsev’s epic 'Leviathan' will compete in four different categories at the European Film Awards, the European equivalent of the 'Oscars', the press office for the movie reported in a statement.
'Leviathan' won the award for Best Screenplay at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won several awards at European film festivals, including the Grand Prix at the 58-th BFI London Film Festival, the Grand Prix at festival in Munich and the main prize at the Palic film festival in Serbia. Additionally, "Leviathan" is Russia’s Oscar submission.
"The movie by director Andrei Zvyagintsev and producers Alexander Rodnyanskiy and Sergei Melkumov is nominated at a time for four awards of the European Film Academy, which is believed to be a European Oscar," the statement said.
'Leviathan' received nominations in four categories – best film, directing, screenplay (Andrei Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin), and male acting role (Alexei Serebryakov).
'Leviathan', described by Zvyagintsev as a loose retelling of the Book of Job, is a present day social drama of an ordinary man struggling with corruption and intimidation in contemporary Russia. Its world premiere was held in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Besides 'Leviathan', 'Ida' by Pawel Pawlikovski, 'Force Majeure' by Ruben Ostlund, 'Winter Sleep' by Nuri Bilge and 'Nymphomaniac' by Lars von Trier will also compete for best European film.
More than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the winners. The awards ceremony will be held in Riga on December 13.
