Overview
- Wenders will receive the Ehrenpreis, a lifetime-achievement award, at the Deutscher Filmpreis ceremony in Berlin on May 29.
- Deutsche Filmakademie president Florian Gallenberger praised him as "absolut einzigartig" and an "icon of world cinema."
- The academy highlighted his work in fiction and documentary film and his influence through acclaimed soundtracks and star collaborations.
- The Deutscher Filmpreis is Germany’s top national film awards, known for the Goldene Lola, with nominations due on March 31.
- Recent context includes Wenders leading the Berlinale jury in February, where his remark about filmmakers as a counterweight to active politics fed a wider debate.