The German film academy has issued new criteria for the German film awards that will make it easier for international productions with significant local creative input to qualify for the country’s top ...

German actress Hanna Schygulla attends during the award ceremony of the "Dresden Prize" at the Semperoper in Dresden. German actress Hanna Schygulla, best-known for her extensive collaboration with ...

LONDON — Two years after it was founded, the German Film Academy is starting to flex its muscles. Having successfully taken over the running of the 55-year-old German Film Prize last year, the young ...

Citing the success of such films as the Oscar-winning “The Lives of Others” and Cannes award winner “The Edge of Heaven,” the German Film Academy has called on the state of North-Rhine-Westphalia to ...

The reforms are designed to allow more international productions, and talent, to compete for Germany’s top film honor, the Lolas. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief A film with at least 50 ...