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South International Series Festival Prizes: ’Blindspot Berlin,’ ‘The Oligarch and the Art Dealer’ Win Big
“Blindspot Berlin” won Best Fiction Series, Screenplay and the Audience Award at the fourth South International Series Festival in Cádiz. The true-crime thriller follows police efforts to prevent the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack, while portraying failures within the institutions meant to support them.
The series stars Albrecht Schuch and was selected for Toronto Film Festival’s Primetime section; it has also been picked up by Filmin in Spain. Other winners included Danish documentary “The Oligarch and the Art Dealer” for Best Non-Fiction Series, Isabel Coixet’s “Someone Should Ban Sunday Afternoons” for the Cádiz City Prize, and Norway’s “Still Breathing” for Best Fiction Cast. “Patagonia” received a Special Mention.
In short
- “Blindspot Berlin” took three awards at the Cádiz festival.
- “The Oligarch and the Art Dealer” won Best Non-Fiction Series.
- “Still Breathing” earned the Best Fiction Cast prize.