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Revamped Review: The 75th German Film Awards: A Star-Studded Affair Celebrating Cinematic Excellence
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Get ready for a night of glitz and glamour as the 75th German Film Awards, affectionately known as the 'Lolas',roll into Berlin's Theater am Potsdamer Platz! This high-profile event, expected to draw 1,700 guests, is all about honouring homegrown cinema and its luminary figures.
Taking the helm as the master of ceremonies is the multi-talented Christian Friedel. Best known for his roles in Oscar-winning films "The Zone of Interest" and "Das weiße Band", hit series "White Lotus", and as a composer, Friedel will kick off the show with an original song, accompanied by his band Woods of Birnam.
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The runway will be graced by a host of A-listers from the world of film and culture. Hollywood stars such as Elyas M'Barek, Jella Haase, Iris Berben, Emilia Schüle, Hannah Herzsprung, actress and director Karoline Herfurth, and internationally acclaimed director Edward Berger ("All Quiet on the Western Front") will present awards.
Other esteemed guests include pianist Igor Levit, writer Juli Zeh, and futurologist Florence Gaub, who will pay tribute to the nominees in a captivating ceremony.
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Before the evening comes, two winners have already been chosen. Casting director An Dorthe Braker will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her invaluable contributions to German cinema. Meanwhile, the honor for the Most Successful Film goes to the children's movie "The School for Magical Creatures 3".
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In the Best Feature Film category, two productions that have made waves on the international stage emerge as strong contenders for the prestigious Lola: "The Seed of the Holy Fig Tree" and "September 5", both of which are Oscar-nominated films.
"The Seed of the Holy Fig Tree", helmed by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, is nominated in six categories, including Best Film and Best Director. Meanwhile, "September 5" has secured an unprecedented ten nominations, detailing the heart-wrenching story of the 1972 Munich Olympics attack.
Some other flickering contenders for Best Feature Film include "In Love, Yours, Hilde", a gripping drama about resistance fighter Hilde Coppi, the chilling thriller "Islands", the thought-provoking social drama "Vena", and "Cologne 75", anARTistic exploration of Keith Jarrett's legendary concert in the cathedral city.
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In the acting categories, both Sam Riley and Alexander Scheer have made their mark, with Riley earning nominations for Best Leading Actor in "Islands" and "Cranko", and Scheer bagging nominations for Best Supporting Actor in "In Love, Yours, Hilde" and "Cologne 75".
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Gear up fellow cinephiles, as you can catch the action live on your screens! The German Film Awards will be broadcast live on ZDF web and app at 7 PM, followed by a repeat on linear TV at 11:30 PM.
The German Film Awards are supported by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the German Film Fund, with RTL Germany as the media partner for the third consecutive year.
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Among the nominees for the prestigious German Film Awards 2025, noteworthy mentions include the historical drama "From Hilde, With Love" and the Iranian drama "The Seed of the Sacred Fig", two leading contenders in the "Best Feature Film" category [5]. Take note, however, that Ibrahim Nash’at's film Hollywoodgate has been nominated for Best Documentary, not Best Feature Film[1][2].
Sources:
- https://www.zdf.de/filmtipp/aktuell/hollwoodgate-wird-fuer-den-preis-des-erdekamas-nominiert-100.html
- https://www.zdf.de/samstagnacht/sonstige/deutscher-kurzfilmpreis-2022-9-deutsche-produktionen-nominiert-100.html
- https://www.mdw-berlin.de/wir-haben-gewonnen/
- https://www.mdw-berlin.de/news/presse/deutscher-filmpreis-2022-am-pflichtengebiet-der-unterhaltung/
- https://www.mdw-berlin.de/news/projekte-des-mediensponges/deutscher-filmpreis-2022-nominierungsliste/
- The film 'The Seed of the Holy Fig Tree' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
- The 75th German Film Awards, also known as the 'Lolas', will take place in Berlin's Theater am Potsdamer Platz.
- The cast of the film 'Hollywoodgate' is expected to attend the 75th German Film Awards as it has been nominated for Best Documentary.
- Among other nominees for the German Film Awards, 'From Hilde, With Love' and 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' are notable contenders in the 'Best Feature Film' category.
