On course for LOLA

Maria KöpfCEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "The film north is on course for LOLA: after the 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 drama3 days in Quiberon absolute LOLA favourite. The only state sponsor is the FFHSH. Also nominated several times are Fatih Akin's Into 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 for 3 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)

Award of Honour for Hark Bohm: Directors and Script Writer Hark Bohm (The North Sea is a murder sea) is being honoured at the German Film Awards for his outstanding services. He is also nominated in the "Best Script" category for his work on Fatih Akin's Into the Fate.

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