<P> Among the box office hits, there were films such as Chariots of the Gods (1970), Das Boot (The Boat, 1981), The Never Ending Story (1984), Otto--The Movie (1985), Run Lola Run (1998), Manitou's Shoe (2001), the Resident Evil series (2002--2016), Good Bye, Lenin! (2003), Head On (2004), The White Ribbon (2009), Animals United (2010), and Cloud Atlas (2012). The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ("Oscar") went to the German production Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) in 1979, to Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa) in 2002, and to Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) in 2007 . Various Germans won an "Oscar" award for their performances in other films . </P> <P> The annual European Film Awards ceremony is held every other year in Berlin, home of the European Film Academy . The Berlin International Film Festival, known as "Berlinale", awarding the "Golden Bear" and held annually since 1951, is one of the world's leading film festivals . The "Lolas" are annually awarded in Berlin, at the German Film Awards, that have been presented since 1951 . </P> <P> German cuisine varies from region to region and often neighbouring regions share some culinary similarities (e.g. the southern regions of Bavaria and Swabia share some traditions with Switzerland and Austria). International varieties such as pizza, sushi, Chinese food, Greek food, Indian cuisine and doner kebab are also popular and available, thanks to diverse ethnic communities . </P> <P> Bread is a significant part of German cuisine and German bakeries produce about 600 main types of bread and 1,200 different types of pastries and rolls (Brötchen). German cheeses account for about a third of all cheese produced in Europe . In 2012 over 99% of all meat produced in Germany was either pork, chicken or beef . Germans produce their ubiquitous sausages in almost 1,500 varieties, including Bratwursts, Weisswursts, and Currywursts . In 2012, organic foods accounted for 3.9% of total food sales . </P>

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