Sweetshop’s Edward Berger had quite a night at the BAFTAS on February 20. His Netflix drama, All Quiet on the Western Front took out 7 of the record holding 14 nominations.

The film was awarded Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film not in the English Language, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Director.

Berger commented, “Best director is the one I never would have thought it would ever work.”  On the Best Film win he added, “I mean it’s a German movie, for Christ’s sake. Who votes for that?”

While accepting the award for best director, Berger credited his daughter, Matilda, with helping him overcome any doubts he had about taking on the project. “I went home and I wanted to discuss it at the dinner table, and my daughter when she heard the title said, ‘ You have to do it! You have no choice, I just read it in school’. So thank you, Matilda, for giving me the confidence, and turning the doubts into faith and trust.”

Edward Pontifex, managing director of Sweetshop Australia, stated, “So incredibly proud of Edward Berger for his enormous success at the BAFTAs. So well deserved given that he said to me, ‘it was a really hard film to make’. I’m not surprised. Hoping that success continues at the Oscars next month.”

All Quiet on the Western Front is also up for 9 Academy Awards this year, including Best Picture. The 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)will take place in Los Angeles on March 13.

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