{"id":57348,"date":"2021-10-18T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/?p=57348"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T16:19:08","slug":"nico-is-awarded-with-the-queerscope-debut-film-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/nico-is-awarded-with-the-queerscope-debut-film-award\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Nico&#8221; is awarded with the QueerScope Debut Film Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]E<strong>line Gehring<\/strong>&#8216;s feature-length debut &#8220;<strong>Nico<\/strong>&#8220;, which will be released in spring 2021 by <span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>UCM.ONE<\/strong><\/span> on the <strong>Darling Berlin<\/strong> label, will be awarded this year&#8217;s <strong>QueerScope Debut Film Award<\/strong>. <strong>QueerScope e.V.<\/strong> is the umbrella organization of independent queer film festivals in German-speaking countries. A total of 19 larger and smaller queer film festivals are represented by <strong>QueerScope<\/strong>, together they reach more than 300,000 attendees annually. Since 2015, <strong>QueerScope<\/strong> has awarded an annual debut film prize for the best feature film debut on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual or other queer topics.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The film portrays <strong>Nico<\/strong>, a German-Persian geriatric nurse who, after a racist attack, decides to train in karate and never be a victim again. The film stars and is produced by Sara Fazilat; &#8220;<strong>Nico<\/strong>&#8221; is also her graduation film at the <strong>DFFB<\/strong>. The cinematographer was co-writer <strong>Francy Fabritz<\/strong>, who deliberately chose a handheld camera and an improvisational approach. Director <strong>Eline Gehring<\/strong> felt it was important to put women at the center and normalize the portrayal of non-white characters. For her portrayal of the main character Nico, <strong>Sara Fazilat<\/strong> was awarded in the category &#8220;<em><strong>Best Acting Newcomer<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em> at the 2021<strong> Max Oph\u00fcls Preis Film Festival<\/strong>, and the film also received the <strong>No Fear Award<\/strong> at <strong>First Steps<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;57357&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;57354&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year&#8217;s <strong>QueerScope Debut Film Award<\/strong> will be presented at a ceremony on October 23 in Regenburg as part of the the <strong>Queer-Streifen-Filmfestival,<\/strong> and a Q&amp;A with <strong>Sara Fazilat<\/strong> and <strong>Francy Fabritz<\/strong> is planned after the screening. Cinematographer <strong>Francy Fabritz<\/strong> will also visit the <strong>QueerScope festivals<\/strong> in Rostock, Hamburg and Weiterstadt in the run-up to the award ceremony and will be available for a talk with the audience there.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/cvksoOnRxoo&#8221; title=&#8221;Nico | Trailer (German) `{`with English subtitles`}` \u1d34\u1d30&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More information about the movie: <a title=\"Nico\" href=\"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/tag\/nico-en\/\">Nico<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Eline Gehring&#8216;s feature-length debut &#8220;Nico&#8220;, which will be released in spring 2021 by UCM.ONE on the Darling Berlin label, will be awarded this year&#8217;s QueerScope Debut Film Award. QueerScope e.V. is the umbrella organization of independent queer film festivals in German-speaking countries. 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