yes. the most traditional. find it all at any time. check him with a web special. take a tour of germany state by state on g.w. dot com. greetings from berlin and welcome once again to our latest addition lining up for you this time with the following top. showstopper why british actress sally hawkins is in the running for an oscar. designer's paradise a french home where every room has its own artistic scene. and to the

desert born a hundred artist and his love of sand. well this week we're talking a lot about film stars and big screen legends but sports is of course also entertainment and heroic performances at the olympics a world championships or otherwise are celebrated every year at the loud world sports awards in monaco all the jury is made up of past sporting giants like for instance boris becker and my team. and this year it was another tennis player who was the big winner of the night. the laureus academy has chosen roger federer i never won the swiss tennis star roger federer has been named sportsman of the year and after he returned from a long break with an injury and then shot right back to the top of the a.t.p. rankings he was honored for a comeback of the year as well i thought this would be easy because i'm totally

thrilled it's an incredible moment in my career here on the world's biggest stage in front of the academy with the world sports awards me to war it's really a dream to get on top of. the awards are presented by members of the laureus world sports academy all of them sporting legends. or secor for one who in one nine hundred eighty five became the youngest tennis player ever to win wimbledon. and catherine of it who took home two olympic gold medals as a figure skater in the one nine hundred eighty s. for east germany and took her place in the ice skating pantheon. why her let's call it back then there were only a few t.v. channels so people had no other choice what to watch when the olympics were on television if you had to watch them even if you didn't really want to a place and people were simply fascinated i mean and it's now going to happen ten sessions it gave us

a great opportunity to burn that memory into people's hearts and minds just because they didn't have that many distractions. via these kinds of. now in the age of the internet and social media many of the younger athletes succeed in joining the laureus academies illustrious ranks such as german austrian extreme surfers avastin know the globe trotting surfer flies off to whatever corner of the world has the highest waves at any given time. as i see other which was the beauty cast back to the sponsors that they bring everybody together about their skin color origins also szell class sports put someone on the same level and unites them. or is members go out jogging together along monaco's waterfront. and they take a look at

a sports project for socially disadvantaged kids in the sensurround boris becker encounters the unexpected snowball. just. this is part of our job i think it's our responsibility to give something back we've not forgotten where we come from from sport and sport has given us all a chance to do something with our lives. the members of the laureus academy are still overwhelmingly men and something that not the celebrated rumanian gymnast wants to change she's hoping to win over prince albert of monaco and his wife charlene to the cause. i think we're getting to a platform that the quality is to recognise the over the wall and i think that's.

an amazing time for women. to. respect because i don't think that a woman can do. less than i thank you. i figure all of the women in their creative imaginative outfits definitely outshine the men. i think it's feels fine i think i'm more comfortable on a balance mean than on the carpet even though this is a lot whiter. but it's fun to dress up isn't that set off the boards i want so much but oh sure we're used to being on the red carpet and wearing a nice dress. but it isn't work though it looks like we just snapped her fingers at me as always had great designers in the background not just well i think we would rather be on a playing field but you know we're all in the same boat so it's ok i got very comfortable sneakers on so i'm good. but it's a man who steals the show tonight. he's

coming up to the outside but i remember coming to the laureus the first time i met famous people at nationals i thought wow they're my idols and then suddenly i to the became one of these people these episodes. roger federer has won a laureus trophy six times already another record broken. and for a look at what else was making headlines across europe here's our daily grab bag of the. very special week has moved on to the twenty eight team form and winter principle take elections starting with the deal. the hash tag need to issue has also reached the world of fashion this year. we have to work

for equal rights but that the same time you have to specific old so that we are all different. is there quite difficult to work in this fast but i think is very important. paris fashion week runs until march sixth. and one of a kind winter sports event is taking place on a lake in northern poland the world ice sailing championships contestants raced across the ice and sailboats are fitted with runners ice sailing is considered to be much harder than regular sailing. there's a total of one hundred sixty eight contestants from sixteen countries and they can reach speeds of up to one hundred twenty kilometers per hour. princes harry and william made them first public appearance with their partners in

london on wednesday begun in prince william attended the annual royal foundation for him with his wife catherine. and prince harry was accompanied by his fiance meghan mom calls to target an american magazine with. the day before catherine paid a visit to the royal college of obstetricians and gynecologists in london she also met the midwife through assisted with the birth of her daughter princess charlotte three years ago. catherine's expecting her first child there's a problem. the countdown is on to the biggest night on the film industry calendar the ninetieth academy awards ceremony taking place this coming sunday in los angeles and one of the most hotly discussed categories is of course best actress in a leading role in this year it's home to some real heavyweights if i may use the term because american screen stars meryl streep and frances mcdormand are in this

category so by comparison it's a much lesser known actress who's garnering a lot of buzz in this year's season. british actress sally hawkins has been in the movie business since two thousand and two her screen performances have been met with critical acclaim this year she's been nominated as best actress for her role in the drama the shape of water organs plays allies or esposito a mute janitor in a secret government lab she only communicates in sign language and eventually falls in love with a top secret mysterious creature who lives in a water tank we need this film. today. and isn't. no cynicism about it like so passionately

and the openness embracing the out of us for cancer is chalked up numerous awards but this is her first oscar nomination in the category of best actress. and what's amazing about sally hawkins performance is because she plays a mute i mean she has no dialogue everything is through her eyes through her gestures and you never in doubt as to what she's thinking or feeling are not a moment i mean this is an ideal role for her unique talents. hawkins' breakthrough role came in two thousand and eight in mike leigh's film happy go lucky she won several awards for her performance including a golden globe for best actress. in two thousand and thirteen charity to an oscar nomination as best supporting actress in woody allen's blue jasmine. the way i know you're in the shape of water american actor doug

jones plays the creature and objectively lies is a faction expressed only through emotion. like a child she is such an innocence so beautiful so pure and she's all instinct she doesn't know that she's a creek there's something in her that is similar just recognizes that there's a real connection. and doesn't quite understand what that is but doesn't matter. oscar winning actress frances mcdormand is possibly her closest competitor for the oscar she took home the bafta in the same category for her role in three billboards in missouri. with norman plays a grieving mother who devises of provocative methods to motivate the police to further investigate the rape and murder of her daughter. a writer for another actress vying for the oscar is social ronen for her role in. going to college and

then jail and this is in some ways a much more understated performance i mean in this category of so many real tough powerful women or sally hawkins is very withdrawn by the very challenging role because she doesn't speak. in some ways is a very ordinary story and in some ways i think it's a more aggressive performance because being ordinary onscreen i think is somehow more difficult than being extraordinary. australian actress margot roby is also nominated for her role in. the movie recounts the story of u.s. skating champion tonya harding and the scandal that surrounded her during the one nine hundred ninety four winter olympics. last but not least three time oscar winner meryl streep is also be nominated for her performance in steven spielberg's movie the post more competition in the category is tough so will sally hawkins be able to pull it off. i think the only one of them beat frances mcdormand

in the best actress category is sally hawkins if she doesn't win for this one i don't know what else the woman can do you know this is this is a really bad barnstorming performance and i hope it gets on with an oscar. and we will find out whether or not she does get an oscar at the ninetieth academy awards in los angeles. i know lanny's. well speaking of awards it's of course a very special feeling to win one and this week we wanted to know if you've ever had the pleasure of winning a trophy or a prize of some sorts many people have already responded telling us about things like for instance their pilgrimage certificate upon successful completion of the way of st james in northern spain or here is a medal for a science competition. this young man set

a new record at the exit in. a very proud. and this year here on the right won an award of excellence in engineering. and this completely entirely edible wedding cake wedding dress and a cake competition won its maker a brand new mixer so you see lots of great performances and there is still time to send us the picture of your favorite prize or awards or just go to our website for details and don't forget that our euro max watch is up for grabs as a thanks for your feedback. on word now and when it comes to decorating a hole most people decide on one style but wouldn't hear of that words like simple and minimalistic don't really feature in his vocabulary and that's why he and his wife gave every room in their home its own theme so they do have one thing in common though and that's the wallpaper because the show. so much that they now

design their own. nightly leone's town is traditionally slow paced most of the buildings have been here for centuries. patricks of arms home is hidden behind this war. hello and welcome to yong i'm glad to welcome you to my heart please join me. in the nineteenth century the building was not a studio it's still full of art today. where you don't is it him on the course we created all the decorative elements that's our job . we cover the walls with that large forest that lends a certain personality and then we create and make wallpaper that we then coordinate to fit. the living room is reminiscent of like in a forest there are shades of green trees and other forest motifs patrick and his

wife won't make wallpaper that is far from traditional. as opposed to wallpaper that is printed industrially with repetitive motifs we've revisited the mural panorama that was somewhat famous in the nineteenth century. it depicted grand scenes that were traditionally engraved by hand or today a digital tool gives us more freedom measures than one was there for the idea is to tell a story. more than your. touch of on always test new ideas in his home where he has lived for twenty years now the house is a hundred and fifty square metres and the true has a different theme. this one was inspired by francis presence in india. then. this is the pondicherry room named after the indian trading post it features

such as. bengal tiger and peacocks. just favorite place is actually the garden with real life nature and views of the city he likes being here at any time of the year. it's wonderful to live in a townhouse and feel like i'm almost in the countryside we're incredibly lucky. anything goes in packets of bones house as long as it isn't boring and to those who might say the interior design is a bit overwhelming he says that this is exactly. house has to be a lawyer i think that our house expresses the character and personality of those who live in it but i think our house reflects our taste for life we like to entertain friends we're welcoming our interior design makes people feel like you're

just there so. this is a home that forms a unique oasis in the middle of town and one that is packed full of inspiration. interior design at its best check out our you tube channel detail the interior design stunning ideas spectacular buildings and d.i.y. tutorials on home decoration we'll take you inside the most beautiful european homes show you the latest in furniture fabrics and accessories subscribe and don't miss out. on you tube. well inspiration comes from many many sources and for cost of hamburger it comes from the desert in fact partly because he comes from a city that so defined by water has a longing for the vastness and the colors of the desert is

a recurring theme in his art because for him the desert is not only inspiration but also a media. cost invest studied to be an archaeologist he learned how to use brushes and shovels to uncover antiques and artworks on excavation sites. and after graduating he decided to create artworks of his own. but in the same crisis where he had participated in archeological digs that's the general this is a city it's what fascinates me about it as it is there vastness on this silence the sense of freedom they convey. those are the three qualities that define deserts for mean that and why i made them my studio evil. over the past twenty years he has spent time in deserts and all around the world using sand as his or tiriel he's not

always alone in the desert camels snakes are scorpions for instance stop by as well as nomads and other desert dwellers they're sometimes quite surprised to stumble upon him in the middle of nowhere. modern sunstroke the color of that once i was painting during a sand storm when two riders approached me and their faces were covered and they were all in black nowadays that the first thing you think of is i i didn't know what to expect they stopped right in front of my pictures and i went up to them off and then my hand in greeting the state of the because they didn't speak my language and i didn't speak. but we still managed to understand each other somehow when i ended two of the they even let me ride their horses. on the. back home in hamburg puts the finishing touches on his artwork. his last trip was to the west of north america the souvenirs he brought home are currently on exhibition in hamburg after

that he'll be showing them at a gallery in paris and also in the us the desert painter now earns a decent living from his passion mia for going on then it's my goal in life to paint all the deserts in the world and once i'm finished with that i want to paint pictures in the oceans of jungles. i've already tried both canines. always find new motifs but the desert is what makes my heart sing what is it it's going. these pictures are made to look as if mother nature painted them herself carsten best by just lends a helping hand. well to finish we're headed to a place where upon first glance there's not much more than snow and trees a place called fifth in bavaria for a tale of old back in the fifteenth century a heritage building there housed the sick and the infirm and today it literally booms with health and creative energy and here's why. we enter the

heart of the dark varian forest. deep into the night. there's a night club here which attracts people from as far away as two hundred kilometers from cities such as munich. the club is in the small town a few times which doesn't have much except trees. and this is a song about and it's true that the preferred forest is really really beautiful but it's a bit dull at night i mean. this is so dense never. over until it runs the club in this former hospital that's now a listed building people dance until three in the morning in the chapel which dates back to fifteen ninety seven the dance nights often begin with a concert. or art oh all around. for example gospel and blues by switzerland's andrea. there are about five free

concerts a week and they're always packed. rome. is probably drove home. people can make donations after the concert some of the locals have come to every concert so far. that's what i put out there's a really lovely atmosphere here the bible says and i think the first i thought it was a bit small but then i realize. that the atmosphere is so good because it serves much to do not agree with me to meet so many different people i don't want old ones like me young ones like the ladies here i think it's great to see this coming together in all small town and to regain your stockings. lies between munich vienna and prague all important cities in the music world. many of the musicians stay overnight at oliver's home. thank you this is an

occasion. this place is amazing i mean how cold is it six hundred years. i've never paid in a venue like this so it's really really great says. the main hospital building dates back to fourteen thirty two it's the oldest building in feet. it stood empty and dilapidated for many years. and then the local authorities handed over the space to all of its ilk rent free temporarily he was just told to make something of it. i think it's right so this is the ball and in terms of interior design it's why the old out into the water comes to. this madonna and child painting was bought second hand. there are rotating exhibitions on the walls all over found this one nine hundred sixty s.

english house bar on e bay. and all the rest of the second is on my also love collecting on clocks and i'm really glad that this clock lets me have more than twenty four hours a day. it's not at all hard to understand that sentiment. this new club in an old hospital is really for everyone and though it's right in the middle of town and things sometimes get quite loud there have been no complaints so far. and that's all for this time on your marks but don't forget that you can visit us anytime on facebook or of course on instagram and i thought all the best from us here in berlin and hope to see you next time. next time on your imax screens year's oscar awards ceremony is right around the corner in the race for best actor three europeans are in the running including

daniel day lewis for his performance as an eccentric fashion designer gary oldman as winston churchill is another favorite as is daniel kalu yet for his role in the satirical horror get out the oscar nominees next time on your imax. movie. the boy.

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