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Berlin Film Festival: Red Carpet Protests And Political Speeches Dominate Opening Ceremony
The Berlin Film Festival runs February 15 — 25.
Before the pic opened, the crowd inside the Palast theatre was welcomed by hosts Hadnet Tesfai and Jo Schück, who began their introductions with a series of remarks addressing what they later described as the “elephant in the room:” politics. Shortly after, the two hosts were joined on stage by Berlinale co-heads Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, who teased this year’s festival competition before also turning their attention to the politics of recent weeks. Hatred is not on our guest list and won’t be invited,” Rissenbeek said in direct reference to the festival’s decision to disinvite members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party to this year’s opening ceremony.
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