Reception for German Oscar® Candidates 2017 at the Villa Aurora

The stars of “Toni Erdmann,” Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek, with Mariette Rissenbeek of German Films

The crew of German Oscar® contender “Toni Erdmann” with Kirsten Niehuus (center) of the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg film fund

Approximately 400 guests attended the German Oscar® reception at the Villa Aurora

Author Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre (left) with actor/producer Peter Herrmann

Actors Joel Basman (left) and Louis Hofmann from the Oscar®-nominated German-Danish co-production “Land of Mine” with Mariette Rissenbeek of German Films

German actress Ruby O. Fee at the German Oscar® reception at the Villa Aurora

The crew of the German director/cameraman Marcel Mettensiefen (at mic)

German actor/director Thure Riefenstein at the Villa Aurora

Actor Christian Oliver (“Alarm für Cobra 11”) at the Villa Aurora

The stars of “Toni Erdmann,” Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek

German composer and Oscar® candidate Hauschka with Mariette Rissenbeek of German Films

German actress Ruby O. Fee at the German Oscar® reception at the Villa Aurora

The team led by German director/cameraman Marcel Mettensiefen (left)

TV real estate agent Marcel Remus was among the guests at the German Oscar® reception

Actress Ruby O. Fee with Actor/director Thure Riefenstein

The German composer Volker Bertelmann aka Hauschka is nominated for an Oscar® for “Best Original Score” to the movie “Lion”

RTL interviews actor Christian Oliver (“Alarm für Cobra 11”)

German-American actor Jim Boeven attended the German Oscar® reception