Mascha Schilinski‘s “Sound of Falling,” which follows the tough lives of four women across the generations on a farm, leads the race for the German Film Awards, also known as the Lolas.
The film, which was co-winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year, picked up 11 nominations, including best film, director and screenplay.
Ilker Çatak’s “Yellow Letters,” which follows an artist couple facing political repression in Turkey, had nine nominations, again including best film, director and screenplay. “Yellow Letters” won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale. Çatak’s last film, “The Teachers’ Lounge,” was Oscar nominated.
Following with seven nominations each were “Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke,” Simon Verhoeven’s comedy about a young actor in 1980s Munich who moves into the upper-class villa of his eccentric grandparents, and Kirill Serebrennikov’s “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,” the story of notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele during his fugitive years. The latter film, which stars August Diehl, premiered at Cannes.
Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” about the harsh childhood experiences of filmmaker Hark Bohm on the rugged Amrum Island in World War II, took six nominations. The film, which was co-written by Akin and Bohm, also premiered at Cannes.
Mia Maariel Meyer’s “22 Lengths,” about two sisters growing up with an alcoholic mother but still finding beauty in their lives, had five nominations.
The German Film Awards ceremony, hosted by Christian Friedel, will take place on May 29 and will be broadcast on ARD that same evening.
The German Film Awards are organized by the German Film Academy.
Source: variety.com
