Award ceremony VFF Documentary Film Production Award
As part of this event, we will present the VFF Documentary Film Production Award and screen the award-winning film VENEZUELA: COUNTRY OF LOST CHILDREN (see description below).
The VFF Documentary Film Production Award recognizes the special role of producers in documentary films. The prize, endowed with 7,500 euros, is sponsored by the VFF Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH and will be awarded for the seventh time at DOK.fest München.
Producer Oliver Stoltz will be present for a Q&A afterwards.
We would like to thank our award sponsor and partner:
LAND DER VERLORENEN KINDER
Venezuela, Deutschland 2023 – Director: Juan Camilo Cruz, Marc Wiese – Orig. version w/Engl. subtitles – Award ceremony with Q&A with producer Stoltz – Length: 95 min.
Mismanagement and corruption plunge Venezuela into chaos. Children in particular are suffering hardship. The film shows their harsh reality: violence, drugs, murder and hunger. In Maracaibo two women fight the misery. Carolina’s children’s home is an oasis amid the violence. Kiara flees to Columbia with her children. A film about a country that risks losing an entire generation. Pablo Bücheler
Notice: This film contains explicit depictions of violence and the death of newborn babies.
Biography
Juan Camilo Cruz is a Columbian-German documentary film maker and producer. His production company Monoduo Films in Berlin specializes in music documentaries. LAND DER VERLORENEN KINDER is his debut film as a director.
Marc Wiese is a German documentary film maker, television journalist and director. He has been awarded the Grimme-Preis and the CPH:DOX F:act Award for his work.
Filmography (selection)
Marc Wiese
MEIN GESTOHLENES LAND, DE 2021, 93 min.
DIE UNBEUGSAMEN – GEFÄHRDETE PRESSEFREIHEIT AUF DEN PHILIPPINEN, DE 2020, 90 min.
WE HOLD THE LINE, DE 2020, 90 min.
Winning film of the VFF Documentary Film Production Award
No FSK youth rating
English/Original Title: VENEZUELA: COUNTRY OF LOST CHILDREN. Writer: Juan Camillo Cruz, Marc Wiese. Camera: Alfredo de Juan. Editing: Laia Prat. Music: Alva Noto. Production: Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduktion GmbH. Producer: Oliver Stoltz. International Sales: Java Films Distribution: Realfiction Verleih
