Andreas Dresen triumphs at the Lolas
- Cannes winner Stopped on Track dominates the yearly German film awards, Kriegerin hits hard and Anonymous sweeps all the technical awards
Friday (April 27) night’s Lolas-German Film Awards saw the undisputed victory of the deeply moving Stopped on Track [+see also:
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The challenger, Barbara [+see also:
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However, one film discreetly continues to stand out: David Wnendt’s Kriegerin [+see also:
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film profile], about the context and the nature of two young girls’ adherence to a neo-Nazism verging on depraved violence. Out on German screens on January 19 through Ascot Elite and sold by Viennese company EastWest Filmdistribution, the film made a good return on its three nominations by sweeping the bronze Lola for Best Film, the award for Best Screenplay (David Wnendt) and the award for Best Actress (Alina Levshin).
It was also a full sweep in the technical categories of this edition of the Lolas, dominated by a handful of titles. Shakespearean hypotheses Anonymous [+see also:
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ALL THE WINNERS OF THE LOLAS-GERMAN FILM AWARDS 2012
Golden Lola for Best Film:
Pour lui by Andreas Dresen
Silver Lola for Best Film:
Barbara de Christian Petzold
Bronze Lola for Best Film:
Kriegerin by David Wnendt
Best Documentary :
Gerhard Richter Painting by Corinna Belz
Best Children’s Film :
Wintertochter by Johannes Schmid
Best Screenplay :
David Wnendt for Kriegerin
Best Director :
Andreas Dresen for Pour lui
Best Actress :
Alina Levshin in Kriegerin
Best Actor :
Milan Peschel in Pour lui
Best Actress in a Supporting Role :
Dagmar Manzel in Die Unsichtbare [+see also:
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Otto Mellies in Pour lui
Photography :
Anna J. Foerster for Anonymous
Editing:
Peter R. Adam for Anonymous
Decor :
Sebastian Krawinkel for Anonymous
Costumes :
Lisy Christl for Anonymous
Hair and Make-up :
Björn Rehbein and Heike Merker for Anonymous
Best Music :
Lorenz Dangel for Hell [+see also:
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Best Sound :
Hubert Bartholomae and Manfred Banach for Anonymous
Prix d'honneur :
For head cameraman Michael Ballhaus
Bernd Eichinger Award:
Michael "Bully" Herbig
(Translated from French)
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