30.11.07. With an original idea for a Filmspot about the exploitation of coffee farmers on the world market, the 24 year old Niklas Warnecke from Berlin has won the Sukuma Millennium Award which is offered this year for the very time. The Spot stands under the slogan “You buy more than you expect! - fair trade in everyday life ". The Sukuma Award will be handed out on the 30.11.2007 personally from the Patron, Jean Louis Schiltz, Luxembourgian Minister for development, cooperation and humanitarian affairs, on the gala of the Luxembourg film prize being awarded to Nikals Warnecke.

The musical arrangement of the spot was done by the German band MIA. After the premiere gala in the culture capital of this year, Luxembourg, the short film will be shown in cinemas and local media across Europe.

The winning spot

The film idea by Niklas Warnecke, described on a simple A4 sheet of paper, convince by a memorial symbolism, as well as the connection between our everyday life and the everyday life of the producers in the southern countries. The spot informs the spectator with simple means about how the everyday life of one person affects the world globally. Just click here!

> Exklusively: Pictures from the premiere gala

> Pictures from the spot-production in the RTL-Studios (to be continued)

> The complete statement to the press (*.pdf / *.rtf )

We thank all partners for the generous support of the first announcement of the award and look forward to the "2nd Sukuma Millennium Award" in the year 2008! If you want to be informed about the next round, then click here!

See you soon!

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