Wim Wenders to Receive German Film Academy Honorary Award, Wolfgang Becker Posthumously Honored
The German Film Academy announced that director Wim Wenders will receive its honorary award at the German Film Awards ceremony in Berlin on May 29. Academy president Florian Gallenberger praised Wenders' unique contributions to cinema over five decades. Separately, the late director Wolfgang Becker will be posthumously awarded the Ernst Lubitsch Prize for his final film 'Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse,' marking the first time this comedy award has been given posthumously. Both recognitions highlight significant achievements in German filmmaking.
Key facts
- Wim Wenders will receive the German Film Academy's honorary award on May 29 in Berlin
- Wenders has been making films for over five decades and recently served as Berlinale jury president
- Wolfgang Becker will posthumously receive the Ernst Lubitsch Prize for his final film
- This marks the first posthumous award of the Ernst Lubitsch Prize
- Both awards recognize outstanding contributions to German cinema
Entities
Artists
- Wim Wenders
- Wolfgang Becker
- Florian Gallenberger
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Dani Levy
- Tom Tykwer
Institutions
- Deutsche Filmakademie
- Club der Filmjournalisten Berlin
- Berlinale
- German Film Academy
Locations
- Berlin