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3 Awards for 2 MBB-Funded Films in Venice!
DAU Film Delegation Ph. Andrea Avezz - Courtesy Archivio Storico La Biennale di Venezia #MBBFunded
Berlin / Potsdam / Venedig - The MBB-funded films DAU and FALLING HOUSE win a total of three awards at the Venice Film Festival.
MBB is delighted that Ilya Khrzhanovsky received the Silver Lion for Best Director for DAU, produced by the Berlin-based production company Coproduction Office. Laleh Marzban was honored with the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress for her performance in the MBB-funded film FALLING HOUSE, produced by BASIS BERLIN and Zentropa Germany.
In addition, FALLING HOUSE by Mohsen Gharaei received the Premio Airone della Laguna per il Miglior Lungometraggio (Airone della Laguna Award for Best Feature Film).
Sarah Duve-Schmid, CEO of MBB:
“We are absolutely thrilled that the MBB-funded films DAU and FALLING HOUSE have won three awards in Venice, and we warmly congratulate the entire teams behind these productions. What an honor that the international jury, chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal, awarded Ilya Khrzhanovsky the Silver Lion for Best Director for DAU. Our heartfelt congratulations also go to Laleh Marzban for winning the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress for her leading role in FALLING HOUSE.”