Director Ilker Catak (The Teachers’ Lounge), director Wim Wenders (Perfect Days), director Kaouther Ben Hania (Four Daughters), actress Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest), actor Leonie Benesch (The Teachers’ Lounge), and actor Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest) were among the guests at the event.

“We are excited to have another former fellow of Villa Aurora be part of our event. Judith Kaufmann did an incredible job for The Teachers’ Lounge and it once again underlines the importance of our fellowship program,” said Jakob Scherer, managing director of Villa Aurora/ Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles. It continues the success of other fellows such as All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger and shows that we can make a difference within the film industry.

 

After a stage presentation of the nominees and their teams, guests from the movie industries in Germany and the USA, together with the Consul Generals from Germany and Austria, as well as other dignitaries celebrated and continued their dialogue about future perspectives of our industries.