2024-10-02 21:00:00
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Chemnitz.
The main prizes of the 29th edition of the children’s and youth film festival “Schlingel” were awarded to productions from Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and a Latvian-Dutch co-production. A total of 19 prizes were awarded at the awards ceremony held this evening at the Carlowitz Congress Center in Chemnitz, as announced by the organizers. The winners of the four short film competitions were announced last Saturday.
International diversity in the list of winners
This year’s European Children’s Film Award went to “Lampo – A four-legged friend on the road” by Polish director Magdalena Nieć. The Latvian-Dutch co-production “The Book of Everything” by Ineke Houtman received the main prize from the Saxony State Media Authority. The city of Chemnitz prize went to the German film “God’s Children,” which focuses on the lives of teenagers who struggle with their community’s beliefs and ideas about life.
During the festival week and the previous Schlingel event in Zwickau, a total of 181 films from 52 countries were presented. This year the national focus was on New Zealand, from which ten productions were screened. Over 250 additional films will be screened in various special programs in the coming weeks.
Large audience and illustrious guests
The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. This year there were around 20,000 guests in the cinemas. The program was created by a commission from a selection of around 1,000 films. As usual, this time too numerous national and international directors and specialized guests were present on site. Actors, directors and producers took the opportunity to speak directly to the young audience present at the cinema.
(dpa)
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