In the drama, director Andreas Kleinert tells the story of the life of writer Thomas Brasch. It wins the most awards at the German Film Awards in Berlin.
Scene from “Dear Thomas” with Jella Haase and Albrecht Schuch
The drama “Dear Thomas” is the big winner at the German Film Prize: The film by director Andreas Kleinert received the award at the award ceremony on Friday evening in Berlin a total of nine Lolas, including a Lola in gold for the best feature film. The tragic comedy “Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush” received the silver award. The drama “Great Freedom” was honored with the bronze Lola.
“Dear Thomas” about the writer and filmmaker Thomas Brasch, who died in 2001, also won awards for best director, best screenplay and best camera.
Probably satisfied with the yield: Director Andreas Kleinert
Thomas Brasch grew up in the GDR as the son of a high-ranking official, but later went to the West. He is played by Albrecht Schuch, who received an award for best male leading actor. Jella Haase, who also plays in “Dear Thomas”, received the Lola for the best female supporting role.
A total of three Lolas were secured for “Rabiye Kurnaz against George W. Bush” by director Andreas Dresen. In addition to the Lola in silver in the category best feature film, leading actress Meltem Kaptan was honored for best female lead and Alexander Scheer for best male supporting role.
“Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush” starring Alexander Scheer and Meltem Kaptan
An honorable mention …
… cameraman Jürgen Jürges received for outstanding services to German film. The 81-year-old is “a master of light”, the presidential duo of the German Film Academy, Alexandra Maria Lara and Florian Gallenberger, justified the award. Jürges had decisively shaped German film for more than five decades “through his unsurpassed empathy for characters and stories and his unique feeling for moods and images”. Jürges worked with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder (“Angst Eat Soul”), Michael Haneke (“Funny Games”) and Uli Edel (“Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo”).
Happy about the honorary award: Cameraman Jürgen Jürges
The German Film Prize, which has been awarded annually since 1951, is the most important award in the German film industry and, at around three million euros, also the most valuable German culture prize. The six nominated films in the Best Feature Film category alone each receive 250,000 euros, the winner another 250,000 euros. The best actors in all categories each receive 10,000 euros. The winners are chosen by the more than 2100 members of the German Film Academy.
The prize money comes from her house: Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth
German Film Prize 2022: All awards can be found here!
With an undoped Lola for the most viewers the children's film “The School of Magical Animals” by director Gregor Schnitzler. The film adaptation of the book series of the same name was seen by over 1.7 million viewers in German cinemas.
Ließ the box office is ringing: Cast of the film “The School of Magical Animals”
Around 1700 people were invited to the award ceremony in the Berlin Palais am Funkturm. During the evening, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine was recalled several times. “The war changes everything, even an evening like this,” said Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth. The film should still be celebrated. “We need the power of film” – not to distract, but “to counteract the misery”.
wa/rb (afp, dpa)