Veteran German Film Executive Thorsten Ritter Leaves Beta Cinema

The sales and acquisitions expert has been with Beta since 2012, overseeing the strategies for such films as 'System Crasher, ...
Variety

German Regional Film Fund Boss Ousted Over Meeting With Far-Right Party Leader

The German regional funder HessenFilm und Medien has fired its managing director, Hans Joachim Mendig, following an industry backlash over a meeting he had with a leader of the far-right political ...
Variety

German Cinema Is Varied, But Is It Too Risk Averse?

One of the strengths of German cinema is its diversity, says Simone Baumann, managing director of the national film promotion agency German Films. As well as the three films at Toronto directed by ...
Deadline.com

MGM Remaking German Sensation ‘System Crasher’ With Channing Tatum To Star; His Free Association Producing With The Picture Company

EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired the rights to remake the acclaimed 2019 German film System Crasher. Channing Tatum will star and Free Association will produce along with The Picture Company. The deal ...