Onstage Speech Transcript | 81st Academy Awards
Best live action short film
CATEGORY: Best live action short film
SPEECH BY: Jochen Alexander Freydank
FILM: "Spielzeugland (Toyland)"
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This is almost a surreal moment for me, 'cause I grew up in East Germany, so behind the wall. So West Germany was far away from me. Hollywood, that's really far away, and the Oscar now, it's incredible. And I thank the Academy. I directed this movie. Unfortunately, I produced it as well, so I spent four years of my life on this fourteen-minute movie and it was a story I really wanted to tell. And I thank all my cast and crew. I had wonderful actors to work with. I thank my cowriter Johann Bunners. I thank my cinematographer Cico Nicolaisen, my composer Ingo Frenzel. Thanks to all of you guys. And of course, I hope this bald head here is gonna help all of us in our future career. Thank you very much.
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