Czech Crystal - Award for Best Documentary

Our documentary series 'Anastasia Kobekina - Now or Never!' won the Czech Crystal award for best documentary at the Golden Prague Festival.

Our documentary series Anastasia Kobekina - Now or Never won the 'Czech Crystal' award for best documentary at Golden Prague, the important music film festival. The authors are Grete Liffers and Sophie-Caroline Danner, with editing by Michaela Stasch and sound mixing by Cornelius Rapp.


Czech Crystal – Category documentary

Film ANASTASIA KOBEKINA – NOW OR NEVER!
Directed by Grete Liffers, Sophie-Caroline Danner
Producer Claus Wischmann
Film editor Michaela Stasch
Production WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
Co-production Sounding Images GmbH (production company), BR - Bayerischer Rundfunk, SWR - Südwestrundfunk


Jury justification: Now or Never is the title of an exciting documentary about the up-and-coming cellist Annastasia Kobekina. From the marketing ideas of the recording company to her first recordings with Paavo Järvi, from cover shoots to social media activities, we experience Annastasia in a new and unusual style that suits this young, charismatic artist. Directors Grete Liffers and Sophie-Caroline Danner are close to the artist between glamour and doubt, everyday life and career.

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We are delighted to receive this prestigious award and congratulate everyone who contributed to the project!


We would like to thank the jury of the Golden Prague Festival and also the wonderful Anastasia Kobekina for her trust in the authors and our production company.


(All four episodes of Anastasia Kobekina – Jetzt oder nie! are available in the ARD-Mediathek)