Overview
- An extraordinary meeting of the KBB supervisory board was held at the Chancellery at Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer’s initiative to review the festival’s course.
- No decision was taken on Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle’s position, and the ministry said discussions will continue in the coming days.
- KBB labeled as false a Bild report claiming Weimer sought to dismiss Tuttle during the meeting.
- Hundreds of film professionals, including Tilda Swinton and Sean Baker, signed an open letter defending Tuttle and the Berlinale as a space for exchange.
- The government intervention followed a prize ceremony where filmmaker Abdullah Al-Khatib accused Germany of complicity in a genocide in Gaza, after which Environment Minister Carsten Schneider left the hall.