German Audio Description Prize for Alain Gsponer’s film “Das wahre Leben”

12.03.2008

The television film “Das wahre Leben” by Swiss film director Alain Gsponer was presented the German Audio Description Prize in Berlin on March 11, 2008. The film, produced by C-Films in Zurich and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, was nominated together with seven other productions for this prize honouring the best adaptation of a film for the visually impaired.
This year’s awarding of the German Audio Description Prize, under the patronage of the well-known German actor Mario Adorf, marks the sixth time it has been presented. The prize honours exemplary initiatives which contribute to the distribution and further development of audio description, as well as exceptional audio-described film productions. At least 150,000 blind and more than 500,000 visually impaired consumers of visual media in Germany alone benefit from such audio-described adaptations.


The psychodrama “Das wahre Leben”, which depicts the disruption of the middle-class family idyll of suburban life, was awarded the German Film Reviews Prize 2007 in the category of “Best Screenplay” on February 11, 2008. Hannah Herzsprung was awarded the German Film Prize 2007 in the category of “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for her performance in the film.



Zurich, March 12, 2008
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