Four awards for subsidised productions

21.02.2018 | German Film Critics' Award

A total of four awards from the German Film Critics Association went to FFHSH-funded productions on Monday (19 February), including "Happy" by Carolin Genreith and "Der traumhafte Weg" by Angela Schanelec.

Directors Carolin Genreiths was able to win over the audience with her father-daughter story.Happy against the competition and took home the prize for Best Documentary. There were two awards for Angela Schanelec's filmThe dreamlike pathin which the Directors follows a pair of lovers over three decades: Reinhold Vorschneider received the prize for his camera work, Angela Schanelec and Maja Tennstedt were honoured for best editing. In the short film category, HfbK graduate Nicolaas Schmidt won for his filmFinal Stage are delighted to receive an award.

Photo: The dreamlike path / filmgalerie 451

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