The graduation film realised by Lilian Sassanelli, Anna Schweitzer and Lucija Ana Ilijic had its World Premiere on Wednesday, 9. November in the official competition of the festival and received the special award, CARTE BLANCHE, for first-time filmmakers. The award consists of 5.000€, made available by the German North Rhine-Westphalia region, and of a professional mentoring for the development of a future film project. The festival DUISBURGER FILMWOCHE is a German film festival born in 1977 and proposes films from the German area of Europe, together with Q&A, debates, masterclasses and film workshops with filmmakers, film critics, film students and a very engaged and passionate audience.