Leonie Benesch triumphed: Hannelore-Eelsner Prize at the Film Festival!

Leonie Benesch erhält beim Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2025 den Hannelore-Elsner-Preis am 12. September in Starnberg.
Leonie Benesch will receive the Hannelore-Eelsner Prize on September 12th in Starnberg at the five Seen Film Festival 2025. (Symbolbild/MW)

Leonie Benesch triumphed: Hannelore-Eelsner Prize at the Film Festival!

Starnberg, Deutschland - In the picturesque environment of Lake Starnberg, a very special event will soon take place: Leonie Benesch will be at the Seen Film Festival 2025 awarded the renowned Hannelore-Eelsner Prize. The award ceremony will take place on September 12th in the Schlossberghalle Starnberg and already ensures unbroken anticipation among film fans and buyers.

Leonie Benesch, born in 1991, will be the seventh award winner in the history of this awards, who honors outstanding achievements of German -speaking actresses. Before her, greats such as Barbara Auer, Nina Hoss and Corinna Harfouch have already received this honor. Matthias Helwig, the festival manager, is enthusiastic about this award and the associated homage, which Benesch is granted

festival highlights and special honors

The festival days from September 9th to 16th bring numerous highlights. An open air cinema is organized in the Sebad Starnberg in advance, which shows films from 2nd to August 17th. The highlight of the event will be the steamer trip on Lake Starnberg on August 20. In addition, the film "Heldin" is presented at the award ceremony, while Benesch's acting work in the films "The White Band", "September 5" and "The Teacher Room" is recognized.

Leonie Benesch has already made a name for itself in the German film scene. Her impressive achievements were rewarded with the German Film Award for" The Teacher Room ", which was even nominated for the Oscar as the best international film. In addition, she was declared "European Shooting Star" in 2023 and recently received the German Film Award as the best supporting actress in "September 5".

A look at "September 5"

The film "September 5", in which Benesch plays, addresses the critical events of the hostage -taking during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich from the perspective of an American sports television team. Under the direction of Tim Fehlbaum, the spectators experience the dramatic change of sports reporting to news reporting on this fateful day. In addition to Benesch, numerous other well -known actors such as Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro can also be seen in the film. This production once again shows the high quality and variety of German film.

Looking with the venerable traditions of the festival, the previous award winner, Corinna Harfouch, which was already awarded the Hannelore-Eelsner Prize in 2024, will also be presented in a new light. As the Süddeutsche , your new film "The Irony of Life" will be shown at the next festival.

The five Seen Film Festival remains a magnet for film -lovers and not only brings outstanding talents like Leonie Benesch to the big stage, but also promotes the diversity and relevance of German -language film in today's.

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