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 "Courage not only belongs to the people who
accept the refugees, but also the 65 million people who have
lost their homes, who keep some hope in their minds," said
Weiwei, a refugee himself who has lived in Berlin since 2015.
"We must trust in courage ... we must trust in humanity," said
Weiwei, who was honored for his film "Human Flow."
The Bambi awards have been awarded annually since 1948 to those
with vision and creativity. The 2017 ceremony reflected the many
crises erupting around the world.
Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin won a Bambi for his
Oscar-nominated film "In the Fade," which stars German-born
Diane Kruger as a woman whose husband and young son are killed
in a far-right bomb attack.
Akin, the son of Turkish immigrants, made the film as a response
to growing right-wing violence in Germany.
The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won seats
in the lower house of parliament for the first time in the Sept.
24 election, after campaigning against Germany's decision in
2015 to allow in over a million mainly Muslim migrants.
"Racism is crap - here and everywhere in the world," Akin said.
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Alicia von Rittberg was honored as female actor of the year for her
portrayal of a headstrong nurse in "Charite", a television series
set at Berlin's famed Charite hospital near the end of the 19th
century, who fights to become a doctor.
Former German President Joachim Gauck, who helped lead East German
protests before the fall of the Berlin Wall, won a Bambi award for a
lifetime of service.
Gauck saluted the 30 million people in Germany, over a third of the
population, who volunteer their time to work with refugees and on
many other programs.
"We have lots of unsolved problems, but we have become a role model
for many, he said.
Others recognized during the star-studded evening included German
supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who said she was "living proof that if
you dare to dream ... great things can happen," and German singer
and television host Helene Fischer.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; editing by Grant McCool)
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