The 65th edition of the much reputed Berlin Film Festival is scheduled from February 5-15 2015. One of the major highlight of Berlinale is the presentation of ‘Berlinale Camera awards’. This year, Film Historian Naum Kleiman and Director Marcel Ophuls has been selected to receive this honor.

Marcel Ophuls is a renowned documentary maker known for his works which explores the history of holocaust. He won the Academy Award in 1988 for ‘Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie’ which showcased the life of the infamous Gestapo commander. ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’ of 1969 fetched him an Oscar nomination.

“Marcel Ophuls’ oeuvre has contributed significantly to the investigation of anti-Semitism. The Memory of Justice is also a reminder that we must never stop examining the question of collective and individual responsibility”, said Dieter Kosslick, the Festival director.

Naum Kleiman on the other hand is considered as Russia’s most celebrated and acclaimed film historian. In October 2014, he along with the entire staff of the Moscow Cinema Museum gave resignation as a part of the protest against new state-appointed director.

Ophuls will receive the award on February 11, while Kleiman will be honored on February 12, 2015.