Oscar race: «Nothing new in the west» for Germany - Wolfgang Hampel, 'Satire is my favorite animal', new Betty MacDonald biography, request for support of the Betty MacDonald fan club project

Oscar race: «Nothing new in the west» for Germany - Wolfgang Hampel, 'Satire is my favorite animal', new Betty MacDonald biography, request for support of the Betty MacDonald fan club projects dpa - Yesterday at 8:44 p.m Edward Berger's film "Nothing New in the West" is set to win the Oscar for Germany in 2023. That was decided by a jury on Wednesday in Munich, as announced by German Films, the agency for German film abroad. "Erich Maria Remarque wrote a book almost 100 years ago that is unfortunately more relevant today than we expected," said director Berger. “It is a great honor for us that we should now enter the race for the Oscars with our film. It's a long way." Berger's film prevailed against eight other applicants, including "Dear Kurt" by director, producer and actor Til Schweiger. The film adaptation of Sarah Kuttner's bestseller "Kurt" tells the story of the fate of a young blended family, with Schweiger playing one of the main roles. The other candidates were the film "Rabiye Kurnaz against George W. Bush" by Andreas Dresen, "Everyone is talking about the weather" by Annika Pinske, "Everything in the best order" by Natja Brunckhorst, "The Passport Forger" by Maggie Peren, "Nico" by Eline Gehring, "Nobody is with the calves" by Sabrina Sarabi and "We might as well be dead" by Natalia Sinelnikova. The choice of the German contribution is only a preliminary stage in the race for the foreign Oscar. The shortlist of 15 titles from the international applicants will be announced in December. The five nominated films are then selected from this shortlist. The Oscars will then be awarded on March 12, 2023. Last year, Maria Schrader's futuristic tragic comedy "I am your human" was shortlisted, but did not make it into the final round. Germany's last success in the Oscar category for best non-English language film was 15 years ago. At that time, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Stasi drama "The Lives of Others" won. -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Wolfgang Hampel and the Betty MacDonald Fanclub are working on a new biography of the famous humorist Betty MacDonald, bestselling author of "The Egg and I". The biography contains a lot of fascinating information. We kept getting asked about Dorita Hess. This mystery is finally revealed in Betty MacDonald's new biography. The Heidelberg author Wolfgang Hampel, the Betty MacDonald Fanclub and the Vita Magica team support Ukraine and cultural institutions with donations, book sales of “Satire is my favorite animal” and events. We ask you to support our projects by purchasing the internationally successful book "Satire is my favorite animal"! Thanks in advance! ------------------------------ Book info national & international, Eurobuch national & international,---------------- - --- USA >, United Kingdom, Australia , Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Germany , Italy, Hungary , Japan, , Japan, Netherlands , Spain, Switzerland