The best feature film comes from Kyiv
Filmschau Baden-Württemberg awarded Ukrainian cancer drama “Lucky Girl” directed by Maresya Nikityuk in the Best Feature Film category.
Ukrainian cancer drama “Lucky Girl” directed by Marisia Nikityuk from Kiev won an award 28th Film Show Baden-Württemberg Film Award in the Feature Narrative category. Nikityuk could not come to the award ceremony on Sunday in the Old Castle. The 37-year-old director found out about the award in a live call between Stuttgart and Kiev. A Stuttgart native, Sven Schnell, was a co-producer.
Awards for documentaries, shorts and animations
The winner of the Short Film Prize is Julia Scheubius of the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg for “Luckywon”. The Documentary Award for “On the Money Trail” went to Suzanne Beninger, Brett Baer and Stuttgart-based Corso Film and TV Productions. The Giant and the Seed, directed by Sara Chabani Hesari of the Animation Institute of the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy, won the Film Prize in the Animated Film category.
Each of the Baden-Württemberg Film Awards was awarded €2,000. Despite all the crises, the movie lives on as diverse as ever. “The best evidence: the showing of the film,” said Secretary of State for the Arts Arne Brown.
“Coffee trailblazer. Social media ninja. Unapologetic web guru. Friendly music fan. Alcohol fanatic.”