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29 LOLA nominations for 12 MBB-funded films

Berlin / Potsdam – A total of 12 MBB-funded films are in the running for the 2025 German Film Award with an impressive 29 nominations! The 75th LOLA Awards will take place on May 9 at the Theater am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.

Kirsten Niehuus, CEO of Medienboard:"LOLA love is in the air. Congratulations to all the nominees and artists who have once again achieved incredible feats, bringing us films that make us dream, reflect, laugh, and cry. We look forward to a fantastic LOLA ceremony in the film capital and are keeping our fingers crossed for all teams, especially the 12 MBB-funded productions!"

BEST FEATURE FILM

IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE
Production: Claudia Steffen, Christoph Friedel, Regina Ziegler ∙ Pandora Film Produktion 
Direction: Andreas Dresen · Screenplay: Laila Stieler

ISLANDS
Production: Maximilian Leo, Jonas Katzenstein ∙ augenschein Filmproduktion 
Direction: Jan-Ole Gerster · Screenplay: Jan-Ole Gerster, Blaž Kutin, Lawrie Doran

KÖLN 75
Production: Sol Bondy, Fred Burle ∙ One Two Films 
Direction & Screenplay: Ido Fluk

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

PETRA KELLY – ACT NOW!
Production: Birgit Schulz ∙ Bildersturm Filmproduktion 
Direction: Doris Metz

RIEFENSTAHL
Production: Sandra Maischberger ∙ Vincent Productions 
Direction: Andres Veiel 

BEST CHILDREN'S FILM

AKIKO, DER FLIEGENDE AFFE
Production: Veit Helmer ∙ Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion 
Direction & Screenplay: Veit Helmer

WOODWALKERS
Production: Corinna Mehner, Carolin Dassel ∙ blue eyes Fiction 
Direction: Damian John Harper · Screenplay: David Sandreuter

BEST DIRECTION

Andreas Dresen · IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE

BEST SCREENPLAY

Laila Stieler · IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

Liv Lisa Fries · IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE
Mala Emde · KÖLN 75 

BEST LEADING ACTOR

Sam Riley · ISLANDS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Anne Ratte-Polle · BAD DIRECTOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alexander Scheer · IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE
Alexander Scheer · KÖLN 75

BEST EDITING

Anja Siemens · KÖLN 75

BEST FILM SCORE

Dascha Dauenhauer · ISLANDS
Dascha Dauenhauer · KEIN TIER. SO WILD.

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Bernhard Joest-Däberitz, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Matthias Lempert, Alexander Buck · DAS LICHT
Stefan Soltau, Thomas Kalbér, Tobias Fleig · ISLANDS

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Matthias Müsse (Production Design), Nancy Vogel (Set Dec) · HAGEN – IM TAL DER NIBELUNGEN 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Pierre-Yves Gayraud · HAGEN – IM TAL DER NIBELUNGEN 
Birgitt Kilian · IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE

BEST MAKE-UP DESIGN

Jeanette Latzelsberger, Gregor Eckstein · HAGEN – IM TAL DER NIBELUNGEN
Grit Kosse, Uta Spikermann, Monika Münnich · IN LIEBE, EURE HILDE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Robert Pinnow · DAS LICHT
Jan Stoltz, Franzisca Puppe · HAGEN – IM TAL DER NIBELUNGEN 
Max Riess, Sven Martin, Bernie Kimbacher · WOODWALKERS

MOST WATCHED FILM IN THEATRES

DIE SCHULE DER MAGISCHEN TIERE 3
Production: Alexandra und Meike Kordes (Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH)
Direction: Sven Unterwaldt