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175 by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
looks well-placed for Best Documentary, but the jury's
still out (or in, watching films and discussing heatedly)
on the other Teddy categories. The buzz for Olivier
Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's road movie Drole
De Felix is hot, but will the fact that past
Teddy winner Nathalie Percillier has already nabbed
the Panorama Short Film award for Sticky Dough
lessen her Teddy chances?
The
only official gay and lesbian film award at an A festival
will be bestowed for the 14th time today, at 22:00
at the House of the Cultures of the World, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee
10. For the fourth year, the golden boy comes with
cash prizes donated by private parties and businesses
in the gay community.
Bagdad
Café star Marianne Sägebrecht
and TV personality Ralph Morgenstern will present
the statue, which is designed by comic artist Ralf
König. Special guest stars are theatre stalwart
Judy Winter and cabaret act Bo Doerek.
Tickets
are on sale for DM30 (video broadcast) or DM45 (auditorium
seat) at the Berlinale Infoshop, Prinz Eisenherz Bookstore,
Anderes Ufer Café, Teddy Office (Fuggerstrasse
7) and all Boxoffice ticket agencies around the city.