11th Wim Wenders Grant Awarded
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, together with the Wim Wenders Foundation, has presented the 11th Wim Wenders Grant. In the theatre hall of Düsseldorf’s historic Malkasten, seven recipients were honored for five outstanding projects. With a total of €100,000 in funding, the prestigious grant supports filmmakers in the independent development of their innovative ideas.
The jury – chaired by Wim Wenders, and including Walid Nakschbandi (Managing Director, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW), Mirko Derpmann (Creative Director, Scholz & Friends Agenda), and Hella Wenders (Director and Co-Managing Director, Wim Wenders Foundation) – selected the five project concepts in a two-stage process. The jury’s decision was guided by the originality of the material and the strength of the visual concept.