At the Berlin Film Festival, Elio Germano wins the Silver Bear for his Antonio Ligabue

The awards of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival were presented last night, and among the honorees was Elio Germano.

The jury chaired by Jeremy Irons and composed of Luca Marinelli, Bérénice Bejo, and Kenneth Lonergan awarded theSilver Bear for best leading actor to the actor for his role as Antonio Ligabue in Giorgio Diritti’s film Volevo Nascondermi, produced by Palomar and RAI Cinema and distributed by 01 Distribuzione. The film recounts the life, divided between Italy and Switzerland, of the Emilian artist nicknamed "El Tudesc."

Another Italian film awarded at the festival is Le Favolacce, which won the Silver Bear for screenplay that went to the D’Innocenzo brothers.

“A great day for Italian cinema,” commented Cultural Heritage Minister Dario Franceschini. "Proud of the Silver Bear to Elio Germano for Giorgio Diritti’s Volevo Nascondermi dedicated to the painter Ligabue and the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay to Favolacce by Damiano D’Innocenzo and Fabio D’Innocenzo. These two prestigious awards confirm the quality, vitality and contemporaneity of Italian cinema capable of telling universal stories to the world with elegance and originality."

At the Berlin Film Festival, Elio Germano wins the Silver Bear for his Antonio Ligabue

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