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Event: Awards Show
Where: Berlin
Text: Julián Roncal
Pictures: Stefanie Schmid
Video: Andrea Morote
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On the 16th of April, at Babylon cinema in Berlin, the 10th edition of the Achtung Festival was celebrated.
Achtung Festival will host their 11th edition next year, so it’s no surprise that filmmakers and production companies based in Berlin consider it one of the key festivals.
This edition of the festival was full of great films. All of them touching on reality from the point of view of each director and almost all of them touching the hearts of the viewers who attended one of the festivals cinemas.
The film competition is organized along these categories: “Made in Berlin-Brandenburg”, “Made in Berlin-Brandenburg: medium length and short films”, “Berlin Highlights”, “Retrospective”, “Festival Directors’ Choice” and “Special”.
The final prize pool was:
Best Film:
Millionen – Directed by Fabian Möhrke
Best Production:
Godehard Giese for “Die Geschichte vom Astronauten” – Directed by Godehard Giese
Best Director:
Nico Sommer for “Familienfieber”
Best Documentary Film:
Wiener Ecke Manteuffel – Directed by Florian Schewe
Best Camera:
Paola Calvo for “The Visitor”
The Exberliner Film Award:
A Promised Rose Garden – Directed by Mönica Lima
The Exberliner Film Award – Special Mention:
The Silence Between Two Songs – Directed by Florian Schewe
Ecumenical Jury Award:
Wiener Ecke Manteuffel – Directed by Florian Schewe
Association of German film critics:
Antons Fest – Directed by John Kolya Reichart
Association of German film critics – Special Mention:
Männer zeigen Filme & Frauen ihre Brüste – Directed by Isabell Suba
Best Medium Lenght Film:
Sunny – Directed by Barbara Ott
Best Short Film:
Circuit – Directed by Robert Gwisdek
Best Short Film – Special Mention:
This is about senses and this is about happiness – Directed by Rike Hoppe
Blauer Traum – Directed by Malte Stein
