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Berlin (dpa) - The European Film Academy wants to award the best film of the year.
The online award ceremony from Berlin starts in the evening (8 p.m.).
Films by German directors have also been nominated: the love drama “Undine” by Christian Petzold and the literary film adaptation “Berlin Alexanderplatz” by Burhan Qurbani.
Actresses Nina Hoss (“Little Sister”) and Paula Beer (“Undine”) have been suggested as the best actress.
The award ceremony should actually take place in Iceland, because of the pandemic, the winners will now be announced online.
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The more than 3800 members of the film academy vote on many award winners, similar to the Oscars in the USA.
Most of the nominations have been made for the drama “Martin Eden” by Pietro Marcello, the drama “Corpus Christi” by Jan Komasa and the tragic comedy “Der Rausch” by Danish director Thomas Vinterberg.
In it Vinterberg tells of four men who dare to experiment.
You want to get drunk all the time to test the possibilities of alcohol.
Mads Mikkelsen plays one of the leading roles.
In Germany, the film is scheduled to hit cinemas in early 2021.
The drama "Martin Eden" is also nominated - it is about a man from a humble background who wants to become a writer.
The story is based on the novel of the same name by Jack London.
The drama "Corpus Christi" tells of an ex-prisoner who poses as a priest.
"The Painted Bird" by Václav Marhoul has also been nominated for best film.
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This year, the film prizes will be awarded over several evenings.
The composer Dascha Dauenhauer has already received an award for the film music for “Berlin Alexanderplatz”.
The prize for the best European comedy of the year went to “The Big Hit”.
Director Emmanuel Courcol thanked him in a video slot on Friday evening.
The film tells of how inmates discover theater acting together.
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