Marcia Silinski’s “Sound of Falling,” about the harsh lives of four generations of women on a farm, is leading the race for the German film award, also known as the Lola Award.
The film, which co-won the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for 11 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
“Yellow Letters,” directed by Ilker Çatak, which follows an artist couple facing political repression in Turkey, also received nine nominations, including best picture, best director, and best original screenplay. “Yellow Letters” won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale. Chatak’s last film, The Teachers’ Lounge, was nominated for an Oscar.
This was followed by Simon Verhoeven’s comedy Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche, set in 1980s Munich, about a young actor who moves into his eccentric grandparents’ upper-class villa. Lücke” and Kirill Serebrennikov’s “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, which tells the story of notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele on the run, each received seven nominations. year. The latter film, starring August Diehl, premiered at Cannes.
Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” about director Haak Bohm’s harsh childhood experiences on the rugged island of Amrum during World War II, received six nominations. The film, co-written by Akin and Baum, also premiered at Cannes.
“22 Lengths,” directed by Mia Mariel Meyer, is nominated for five nominations for its story about two sisters who find beauty in life despite growing up with an alcoholic mother.
The German Film Awards ceremony will be hosted by Christian Friedel and will be held on May 29th and will be broadcast on ARD the same evening.
The German Film Awards are organized by the German Film Academy.
