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German Industry At A Crossroads Amid Political Upheaval & Thirst For Film Reform
As Germany heads into a key general election on February 23, there’s a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the country’s entertainment sectors.
The fear that if these laws aren’t passed fairly quickly – which is a possibility with a new government – this will lead to a significant decline in local productions as cash-strapped indie producers look to shoot in neighboring nations with more favorable tax breaks such as Austria and the Czech Republic. Philipp Kreuzer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of German Films and founder of Penzing Studios in Munich which recently housed the Cliffhanger reboot with Lily James, is encouraged by the new measures that have been put in place in the FFG. Fabian Gasmia of Seven Elephants, who most recently produced Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry starrer Treasure says: “Public funding should only be granted to productions where the rights remain with, or at least revert to, a German or European-owned company.
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