The German Film Awards, the Lolas, will go ahead without an audience amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of canceling the event, the local film industry has decided to do a live broadcast on April 24 without the usual gala. More details:
Germany will still hand out its equivalent of the Oscars, the German Film Awards, in a live ceremony in Berlin on April 24 despite the country being on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead of the usual gala, the 70th German Film Awards will take place without an audience of stars and film VIPs and with nominees and winners watching from their respective homes. "Even as all the borders are closing and we're in this state of emergency where we want and have to protect ourselves, we still want to find a way to celebrate the nominees and winners and to create something, live and of course unique,” said Sherry Hormann, who will direct this year's ceremony.
Actor Edin Hasanovic will host the 2020 German Film Awards, which will see nominees and winners receive a share of around $3.2 million in prize money, handed out by the German Cultural Ministry. The money is earmarked for investment in new productions once, post-crisis, film production begins again. Nominees and winners will be piped in live from their homes, where they are sheltering in place, as required under government guidelines.
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