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The German LOLA Film Awards 2008 - who will be taking one home? Who'll get the LOLA? The Favorites for the German Film Awards With three million euros in aid money, the German Film Awards are the country's biggest cultural prizes. On April 25, the German film industry will celebrate its best and brightest. The 1,000 members of the German Film Academy have chosen fourteen candidates for the main prize in the category of feature-length fiction films. Now the nominees have been chosen for all the categories, so KINO takes a look at the favorites for the 2008 German Film Awards.Box Office Boom -- A Sign of Things to Come? "The mood is good, but the numbers are poor" -- that was the assessment of the cinema business in 2007 by the FFA, the German Film Board. But now audiences are flocking to the cinemas. Movie theaters posted more tickets sales for the first quarter of 2008 than they have in ages. German films such as RABBIT WITHOUT EARS or THE WAVE turned out to be real blockbusters. So is this the sign of a lasting upswing or just a temporary improvement? We asked viewers what qualities a German film has to have to get them into the cinemas.Young, Attractive, Successful -- Max Riemelt Makes it Big Twenty-four-year-old Max Riemelt is one of the most highly sought-after actors of his generation. He was Germany's 2005 Shooting Star, and won awards for his performances in NAPOLA and THE RED COCKATOO, which have brought him lots of job offers. This spring, Max Riemelt can be seen is three films, including the popular current release THE WAVE. KINO met the young star in Berlin and presents his latest movies: Run for Your Life -- FROM Junkie to Ironman and UP! UP! TO THE SKY! Into the Wild Blue Yonder -- WWI Drama THE RED BARON He was the most successful German fighter pilot of World War I: Baron von Richthofen. But he's also a controversial historical figure. Some consider "The Red Baron" to be the epitome of heroic bravery, chivalry and exemplary military behavior. For others, he was a cold-blooded killer intent on shooting down as many enemy aircraft as possible. Now the war film THE RED BARON is in Germany's cinemas, featuring a prominent cast: Matthias Schweighöfer plays the 24-year-old fighter pilot; Joseph Fiennes (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, LUTHER) plays his nemesis. KINO takes you to the film's Berlin premiere. SHORTCUTS * THE CALLING GAME -- A thriller by Felix Randau. A young woman imitating a child's voice calls up strangers and begs them to tell her stories. * CHIKO -- A gangster film produced by Fatih Akin. Young offenders and violence in Hamburg's ghettos. With Dennis Moschitto and Moritz Bleibtreu. * MEER IS NICH -- Feature debut by Hagen Keller. A coming-of-age story about a girl who doesn't want to fit in and defends her choices against much opposition.