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Dieter Kosslick, Now Head of the Green Visions Potsdam Film Festival, Discusses Post-Berlinale Career, Impact of Climate Protection Measures
Dieter Kosslick on life after the Berlinale, the environment and his work with the Green Visions Potsdam Festival.
Dieter Kosslick may be out of the Berlinale limelight, but he continues to champion two things that remain dear to his heart, film and the environment, and as the director of a new festival, he is combining the two in the hope of tackling the climate crisis and encouraging greater sustainability for the sake of a better world. Germany’s Institute for Applied Ecology began calculating the Berlinale’s CO2 footprint in 2010 — an initial step that led to the adoption of many further measures. During the Berlinale that year, festival organizers and Entega set up an art installation in Berlin’s Tiergarten park to promote forest protection and address climate change.
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