The film north on course for LOLA

14.03.2018 | German Film Award 2018

In the nominations announced today for the German Film Awards 2018, five FFHSH-funded films have received a total of 21 nominations. Ten nominations alone go to "3 Days in Quiberon" by Emily Atef and five to the Golden Globe winner "Into the Fate" by Fatih Akin. Directors Hark Bohm from Hamburg will also be awarded an honorary LOLA at the awards ceremony on 27 April.

Maria Köpf, CEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "Film-Norden on course for LOLA: After Golden Globe, Berlinale competition and Oscar nomination, the wave of success of the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein film region is entering the next round. With ten nominations at the German Film Awards, the drama 3 days in Quiberon absolute LOLA favourite. The only state sponsor is the FFHSH. Also nominated several times are Fatih Akin'sInto the fate andThe silent classroom by Lars Kraume. We are keeping our fingers crossed for all five nominated film teams!"

The nominations at a glance:

10 nominations for3 days in Quiberon by Emily Atef (Rohfilm Factory): Best Film (Karsten Stöter), Best Directors (Emily Atef), Marie Bäumer as Best Actress in a Leading Role, Birgit Minichmayr as Best Supporting Female Role, Robert Gwisdek and Charly Hübner as Best Supporting Male Role, Best Cinematography (Thomas W. Kiennast), Best Hair & Make Up (Ljiljana Müller, Hanna Hackbeil), Best Film Music (Christoph M. Kaiser, Julian Maas), Best Sound Design (Joern Martens, Martin Steyer, Kai Tebbel)

5 nominations forInto the fate by Fatih Akin (bombero international): Best Film (Nurhan Şekerci-Porst, Fatih Akin, Herman Weigel), Best Script (Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm), Best Director (Fatih Akin), Diane Kruger as Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography (Rainer Klausmann)

4 nominations forThe silent classroom by Lars Kraume (Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion): Best Film (Miriam Düssel), Best Script (Lars Kraume), Best Cinematography (Jens Harant), Best Costume Design (Esther Walz)

1 nomination forOnce upon a time there was Indian country by İlker Çatak (Riva Film): Best Editing (Jan Ruschke)

1 nomination forTehran Taboo by Ali Soozandeh (Little Dream Entertainment): Best Music (Ali N. Askin)

Honorary Award for Hark Bohm: Directors and Script Writer Hark Bohm ("Nordsee ist Mordsee") will be honoured at the German Film Awards for his outstanding services. He is also being honoured for his work on Fatih Akin's Into the fate nominated in the "Best Script" category.

You can find an overview of all 2018 award decisions atwww.deutscher-filmpreis.de