Two prizes go to Hamburg

Maria KöpfCEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "With 'Another Day of Life', Directors Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow have created a visually stunning animated film that will stay with you long after you've seen it in the cinema. Our congratulations go to the two Hamburg co-producers Wüste Film and Animationsfabrik as well as all those involved. The Hamburg composer duo Christoph M. Kaiser and Julian Maas were able to bring the second major award to Hamburg for their music for '3 Days in Quiberon' after the German Film Award in April. Congratulations!".

About the film "Another Day of Life"

The animated film "Another Day of Life" by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow celebrated its world premiere in Cannes and tells the gripping story of a three-month journey by the famous Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuściński through war-torn Angola. The Directors skilfully interweave animation with documentary images. The film is a production of Platige Films (Poland) and Kanaki Films (Spain), with Walking the Dog (Belgium) and the Hamburg-based companies Wüste Film and Animationsfabrik involved as co-producers.

About the film "3 Days in Quiberon"

Directors Emily Atef's film about a famous star interview with world star Romy Schneider screened in competition at the 2018 Berlinale and received a total of seven awards at the 2018 German Film Awards. One of the main locations for the drama was the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn in Schleswig-Holstein, alongside the original locations in Brittany and Hamburg. There, set designer Silke Fischer transformed the listed "Haus des Gastes" into a hotel for the film. The film music was composed by the Hamburg composer duo Christoph M. Kaiser and Julian Maas. The film was produced by the Berlin company Rohfilm Factory.