Received the award-like specification of "very precious movie" ("besonders wertvoll") from the German Board of Film Classification (Filmbewertungsstelle). The official governmental office judging the artistic and general quality of films.
The actors prepared their roles with coaches, a Rabbi, an Imam, a catholic priest. Irshad Panjaten, playing the Hindu has been taught in childhood to become a Brahman.
God is no Soprano received the "Audience Award" at the Oberammergauer Filmtage has been invited into competition at L.A. Shortsfest, Int. Filmfestival Dubrovnik, California Int. Filmfestival and the Rhode Island Filmfestival, among others.
The film was shot in the Italian Dolomites on the famous "Mountain Lagazuoi" at ca. 3000m (ca 9600 ft) altitude. Other films such as Silvester Stallones "Cliffhanger" were shot there , too. Even though there was a cable car, the last 200m (ca 660ft) to the summit had to be managed by foot.