Bavarian Film Award for three Hamburg projects

28.01.2025

"Im toten Winkel". Copyright: mitosfilm

Three North German projects were honoured with the Bavarian Film Award last Friday: Christoph Maria Herbst for his role in "Der Buchspazierer", Ayşe Polat for her Directors' Award for "In the Blind Spot" and Matthias Glasner for Best Script for the drama "Sterben".

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Der Buchspazierer

As soon as the novel "Der Buchspazierer" was published, Hamburg-based Executive Producer Daniel Hartmann discovered the cinematic potential in the material and the tragic moments in the comedy. Directors Ngo The Chau's film adaptation, which was partly shot in Hamburg and stars the enchanting duo Christoph Maria Herbst and Yuna Bennett, celebrated its premiere at Filmfest Hamburg.

In the Blind Spot

In her mystery thriller, Hamburg-based Director and Script Writer Ayşe Polat follows a German film crew shooting a documentary in north-east Turkey. Translator Leyla is also the nanny of 7-year-old Melek, whose father Zafer works for a sinister organisation. When his daughter seems to be haunted by a mysterious force, he is torn between loyalty to his clients and fear for his family. The post production of "In the Blind Spot" took place entirely in Hamburg and several team members come from the Hanseatic city.

Dying

Hamburg-born Matthias Glasner celebrated his world premiere with "Sterben" (Port au Prince Films, Hamburg) in the competition of the Berlinale 2024. The film was shot in the Hanseatic city and Schleswig-Holstein for almost three weeks last winter. Corinna Harfouch, Lars Eidinger, Lilith Stangenberg and Anna Bederke, among others, can be seen in the star-studded film about the intensity of life in the face of the impertinence of death.

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