Over 800 German and Austrian Film Industry Professionals Sign Letter Against Antisemitism: ‘We Stand Unreservedly in Solidarity With All Jews’
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor More than 800 film industry professionals in Germany and Austria have signed an open letter opposing antisemitism, with the number of signatories continuing to grow.
The signatories include a wide range of directors, writers, producers and other film industry professionals. Those signing the letter include directors Caroline Link, whose “Nowhere in Africa” won an Oscar; Stefan Ruzowitzky, whose “The Counterfeiters” also won an Oscar; and Marie Kreutzer, whose “Corsage” won a prize at Cannes (all pictured above).
Further directors include Julia von Heinz, Kilian Riedhof, Dominik Graf, David Wnendt, Dani Levy and Doris Dörrie. Others signing the letter include European Film Academy director Matthijs Wouter Knol, “Resident Evil” producer Martin Moszkowicz, producers Oliver Berben and Fabian Gasmia, and Jürgen Prochnow, an actor best known for the Oscar-nominated “Das Boot.” The letter was originally published on Nov.
9, the anniversary of Kristallnacht in 1938, when the Nazis in Germany attacked Jewish people and property. The letter was issued to address the rise in antisemitism in Germany since Oct.
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