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Cologne, Germany -- Cinematographer Judith Kaufmann has won the 20th German Camera Prize for her framing of "When We Leave," Feo Aladag's debut feature on honor killings.

The drama stars Sibel Kekilli ("Head-On") as a young Muslim woman ostracized by her family for daring to leave an abusive husband. The top editing honor went to Moritz Reinecke, who won for his cut of Oliver Kienle's coming-of-age-Drama "Bis aufs Blut."

Patrick Eppler's work on Gerardo Milsztein's "To Fight For: The Year of Decision" won top honors for best cinematography in a documentary. The doc follows German juvenile delinquents trying to box their way out of a life a crime. Henk Dress won best editing for a documentary for his work on Insa Onken's "Rich Brother," about the fate of a young man from Cameroon living in Germany.

The small screen nods went to Andreas Hofer, who shot...

From a press release

Staying true to form, the Festival du nouveau cinéma is proud to announce the addition of three surprise films to its lineup. Three works that will leave festivalgoers in awe over the final days of this 38th edition. There will be the much-anticipated The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke, Palme d’or 2009 at Cannes, as well as Rich Brother by Insa Onken, which will be preceded by the short Lost Dog by Sylvie Michel.

Thanks to the incredible collaboration of Métropole Films, the Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc) will finally be able to present a special preview screening of The White Ribbon by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke this Sunday, October 18 at 11 a.m. in eXcentris’s Fellini Theatre. In a village in Protestant northern Germany, on the eve of World War I, the children of a church and school run by the village schoolteacher and their...