German Film Award

Nine subsidised films have been pre-selected for theGerman Film Award 2017. The nominations and award winners are selected by the members of theGerman Film Academy The LOLA will be awarded in Berlin on 28 April.

feature film

ONCE UPON A TIME IN GERMANY Executive Producer: Jani Thiltges, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, Sébastien Delloye Production company: IGC Films GmbH Directors: Sam Garbarski Script: Michel Bergmann

GLISTENING HAPPINESS Executive Producer: Manuel Bickenbach, Alexander Bickenbach Production company: Frisbeefilms GmbH & Co. KG Directors: Sven Taddicken Script: Sven Taddicken, Stefanie Veith, Hendrik Hölzemann

FOG IN AUGUST Executive Producer: Ulrich Limmer Production company: collina filmproduktion GmbH Directors: Kai Wessel Script: Holger Karsten Schmidt

TONI ERDMANN Executive Producers: Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade Production company: Komplizen Film Directors: Maren Ade Script: Maren Ade

TSCHICK Executive Producer: Marco Mehlitz Production company: Lago Film GmbH Directors: Fatih Akin Script: Lars Hubrich

Children's film

BIBI & TINA - TOTAL HULLABALOO Executive Producers: Sonja Schmitt, Marc Schmidheiny, Christoph Daniel, Detlev Buck Production company: DCM Pictures GmbH Directors: Detlev Buck Script: Bettina Börgering, Detlev Buck

MULLEWAPP - A BEAUTIFUL MESS Executive Producer: Tony Loeser, Stéphan Roelants Production company: MotionWorks GmbH, Melusine Productions Directors: Tony Loeser, Theresa Strozyk Script: Jesper Møller, Armin Völckers

RICO, OSKAR AND THE THIEF'S STONE Executive Producer: Philipp Budweg, Robert Marciniak Production company: Lieblingsfilm GmbH, Fox International Productions (Germany) GmbH Directors: Neele Leana Vollmar Script: Martin Gypkens

ROBBI, TOBBI AND THE FLYING WADDLE Executive Producer: Uwe Kolbe, Björn Vosgerau, Kristina Löbbert Production company: Wüste Film GmbH Directors: Wolfgang Groos Script: Jan Berger

This is how it continues

The pre-selected films are viewed by the members of the German Film Academy. The members of the individual sections then determine the nominees in their respective fields. The nominations will be announced on 16 March and the German Film Awards Distribution will take place on 28 April.

The German Film Award - the most prestigious and most highly endowed award for German film - is endowed with prize money from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media totalling almost 3 million euros.

A list of all pre-selected filmsyou can find here.