German pubcaster leads Adolf Grimme Awards

March 25, 2009 Regional pubcaster WDR cleaned up at this year's Adolf Grimme Awards, the most prestigious independent TV honors in Germany, winning seven trophies for its drama and nonfiction programming. WDR's Adolf Grimme-winning telefilm "Outta Control!" with its subject matter of generational conflict and school shootings, seemed particularly prescient following the brutal school killings in Germany this month. Other drama winners included period miniseries "Teufelsbraten" (Hellion) and family drama "Die zweite Frau" (The Second Wife), both from WDR, as well as "Wholetrain," a look at Berlin's graffiti sprayer scene produced by ZDF, and "Das wahre Leben" (The True Life) from fellow pubcaster ARD.

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