German Film Law Does Away With Diversity Clause, but Local Producers Remain Optimistic: It’s ‘Part of Our Culture and We’re Not Going to Give It Up’
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent As Germany shifts to the right, will its movies and TV series become less diverse?
After making major strides to promote diversity in film and TV productions in recent years, the German film industry could now be facing a setback in this effort.
The country, which is home to the Berlin Film Festival and European conglomerates such as RTL Group, recently passed a film funding law that removed a clause requiring all local productions to meet specific diversity, gender equality and inclusion criteria.
The German parliament — before being dissolved in December — ushered in a watered-down version of the country’s planned new film law that will create a more centralized funding system for production, distribution and exhibition.
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