"Vanatoare", directed by Alexandra Balteanu, won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 38th Film Festival Max-Ophuels-Prize. The director, born in Romania, studies at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). Her film also won the Prize of the Governor of the Saarland. The Max Ophuels Prize went to "Siebzehn" (Seventeen), directed by Monja Art from Austria.
The Film Festival Max-Ophuels-Prize presents young German speaking cinema from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Luxemburg in four competition sections - feature film, documentary, medium-length film, and short film. The Ecumenical Jury chooses its winner from the feature film competition which actually comprised sixteen entries. 2017, Svenja Böttger was in charge of the festival for the first time. In a special programme in honour of Max Ophuels German director Christoph Hochhäusler presented "Madame de...", his late classic from 1953.
Link: Festival-Website