"And the Oscar® goes to Gerd Nefzer!" echoed around the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on 4 March. The German special effects specialist received the award together with his colleagues John Nelson, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover for the Best Visual Effects on BLADE RUNNER 2049. Another Oscar® went to A FANTASTIC WOMAN by Sebastián Lelio (CL/US/DE/ES) – co-produced by Komplizen Film from Germany - for Chile in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.

A reception was held at the Villa Aurora on the eve of the Oscar® ceremony where also the other German nominees were honored...

Four German directors showed their films in the Competition of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. They were presented there to an international audience and now will also be seen in the cinemas of many countries.

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The NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER program enables young German filmmakers to present their shorts during the Festival de Cannes. This year's selection was decided by a jury comprising the director, Student Oscar© winner and Oscar© nominee Katja Benrath, Daniel Ebner (Artistic Director of the VIS Vienna Shorts Festival) and the Managing Director of the KINOPOLIS Group Dr. Gregory Theile when they convened in Munich on 1 and 2 February 2018.

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