BERLIN, Jan 18 (Bernama-dpa) -- The drama Sentimental Value by Norwegian director Joachim Trier about a father-daughter relationship wins the European Film Award for Best Film, the European Film Academy said on Saturday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
The lead actors – Sweden's Stellan Skarsgård and Norway's Renate Reinsve – both won acting awards. Trier was also honoured for Best Director.
Five awards went to the road movie Sirât by French director Oliver Laxe, in which a father and his son set out into the desert in search of their missing daughter.
The European Film Awards, presented alternately in Berlin and another city, were held for the 38th time, with approximately 5,400 members of the European Film Academy able to vote for a series of winners, similar to the Oscars in the United States (US).
The members elected Fiume o Morte! as Best Documentary Film.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann, known for Scenes from a Marriage, among other works.
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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