the test run for the Oscar Gala on Sunday: The nominees for the best foreign language Oscar, including Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (“work without an author”) and “Roma”of the Director Alfonso Cuarón, were celebrated in the night of Friday in the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Before members of the film Association and invited guests, two huge Oscar, flanked by statues, the five for their countries nominated Directors about their works. The idea for his portrait of the Artists “work without the author” came to him ten years ago, the implementation had then lasted four years, said Oscar-winner Donnersmarck. Twelve years ago, the now 45-year-old Director won, with his first feature film, “the lives of Others” best foreign language film Oscar. This time Donnersmarck does not hold, however, “Roma” in the category “English-language” Film for the clear favorites. Wherein Cuaróns Film is also nominated in the main category of best Film and, to some extent, yourself competition is doing. With nominations in 10 categories of Roma is “” already as one of the Top favorites this year. He could go completely relaxed to the award ceremony, said, the Cologne-born of thunder mark on the edge of reception. “I see the Sunday as a nice Celebration, where is the, what I love, namely the movie theater, in the center.”
Sebastian Koch is already there, the 56-year-old actor stands with a thick scarf around the neck in front of the photographer. On the flight to the Oscars got a cold, says cooking with a wink and a harsh voice. In addition, Hollywood is shaking in unusually cold weather. However, the reception of the Teams nominated for the best foreign language Oscar is one of the Highlights of the many Events and parties in front of the Oscar Gala on Sunday.
cook, playing in “work without the author” an SS physician, had trouble twelve years ago, one of the supporting roles in Donnersmarck’s debut film “the lives of Others”, in addition to the main actor, Ulrich. The Stasi-Drama triumphed at the Oscars and catapulted the Team into the spotlight. “Crazy excited” to meet the big Stars, says cook. In the meantime, he had turned up with some of the second Oscar appearance since the now much more relaxed.
gain for the Gala on Sunday is in the approach. Tom Schilling, who plays in “work without the author” the main role of the Gerhard Richter-inspired artist in post-war Germany, just as Saskia Rosendahl and Oliver Masucci. Actress Paula Beer has to stay because of filming in Germany.
“work without the author” as the best foreign language Film Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (center) nominated: Sebastian Koch…photo: AFP/Nick Agro
The Munich-based producer Duo Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann, is since Thursday in the middle of the hustle and bustle prior to the Gala to the 91. Oscars on Sunday night. “This is the most beautiful Form of work you can get. There is no filmmaker who does not dream, this Oscar-time experience. Because you have to try, in spite of the busy schedule and many commitments, too, to enjoy this time,“ says Wiedemann. This year the competition was particularly strong. Netflix has made with a huge advertising campaign for “Roma”. “And to compete as it is, per se, in a David-versus-Goliath Situation.”
German producers were in 2007, with “the lives of Others”
As a young producer, you were in 2007 for “the lives of Others” with in Los Angeles. “We had the very crazy-optimistic feeling that we will win when we are nominated. Today we will analyze more and know, of course, the enormously strong competition, and the very different Situation of the market and the Academy. But one way or the other – we find that the Film deserved to win,” said mount about Germany’s controversial history, the film “works without the author”. For Donnersmarck, the Oscar-Sunday trip for the family. In addition to wife Christiane, the Film produced, the 15-year-old daughter, Lara Cosima with you to the Gala. At the last Minute, the Academy had granted to two Extra cards for children, told the three-time father. One of them now goes to the actress Saskia Rosendahl. “I have sort of made a forced adoption,” he jokes.
Also, the US cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (74, “The stuff of heroes”) was nominated for his work on “work without the author”. He will be accompanied by his two daughters, the Actresses Zooey and Emily Deschanel says Deschanel.
In the nominated documentary films, the Berlin-based Director Talal Derki is
Also in the documentary films in Germany is represented by the way: the Syria-born and Berlin-based Director Talal Derki and his Berlin-based producer. For its documentation, “Of Fathers And Sons – The children of the Caliphate,” he was followed over a period of two years, the family of an Islamist fighter during the Syrian civil war. After years of hard and dangerous work, they’d be celebrating now in Los Angeles, is pleased to Derki before the Oscar ceremony. “We have already won, to be Nominated at all here. Let’s see if we have on Sunday really lucky“. dpa
