Adolf Grimme Award: Swiss co-production nominated
The SF film «Flight into the Night: The Überlingen Disaster» has been nominated for the Adolf Grimme Prize.
For the first time, a Swiss television film has been nominated for an award by the renowned institute in Germany, as Schweizer Fernsehen writes in a press release. The co-production by SF and Südwestrundfunk (SWR) deals with the events and consequences of July 1, 2002, when 71 people died in a collision between a cargo plane and a passenger plane over Lake Constance.
At the beginning of February, three commissions initially selected ten entries from private broadcasters and 42 from public broadcasters for the television award from the viewer suggestions. The Grimme Award winners will be announced on March 10. The gala and award ceremony will take place on March 26 at the Marl City Theater.
At the beginning of February, three commissions initially selected ten entries from private broadcasters and 42 from public broadcasters for the television award from the viewer suggestions. The Grimme Award winners will be announced on March 10. The gala and award ceremony will take place on March 26 at the Marl City Theater.
