German filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at European Film Awards

Margarethe von Trotta, the German filmmaker, will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 35th European Film Awards.

In a career spanning 50 years, Margarethe made her directorial debut with The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), which was co-directed by Volker Schlondorff. The filmmaker is known for her in-depth focus on stories of real-life women, who are overlooked or ignored by history. In 1981, she made her solo directing debut with Marianne & Juliane, which won the Golden Lion in Venice.

The European Film Awards is set to take place on December 10 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The event will pay tribute to Margarethe's unique contribution to cinema. Some of her prominent works include Love and Fear, Sheer Madness,  Jahrestage and Rosentrasse, among several others.