[ad_1] New award for outstanding work of a year: filmmaker Hans Weingartner honored for his new road movie "303". 15:39, 12 July 2018 Facebook Google+ Twitter WhatsApp Perhaps happy with a new reward: Hans Weingartner © APA [19659008] The Austrian Hans Weingartner is the first filmmaker to receive the new "Ludwigshafen Director Award". The 47-year-old will receive the German Film Festival Award in Ludwigshafen for his current film "303", a spokesman for the festival said on Thursday. The road movie tells a romantic journey through Europe. The two main characters are embodied by the young German actors Mala Emde and Anton Spieker . "303" made its debut at the Berlinale this year. The theatrical release is Thursday (19.7.). The "Ludwigshafen Director's Award", which was awarded for the first time, is supposed to refer to a work that is distinguished by the number of films a year ago. The awards ceremony will be held on September 7th. The German Film Festival in Ludwigshafen runs from August 22nd to September 9th. [ad_2] Source link