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Berlin, 28 April 2025 - Publicist and media entrepreneur Wolfram Weimer is to become the new Minister of State for Culture and the Media in the next federal government made up of the CDU, CSU and SPD. This was announced......
The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that publicist Wolfram Weimer is being considered as the successor to Claudia Roth as Minister of State for Culture. The CDU/CSU's cabinet proposals are to be announced today. The new government is in place......
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) has published 16 new guidelines on the current Film Funding Act (FFG 2025-2029). The new provisions, which were drawn up by the FFA Guidelines Committee and adopted by the Administrative Board, have been available since 20 March......
The UK Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee has published an urgent report calling for action to protect and promote British film and TV productions. The report emphasises that......
Cristiano Ronaldo and director Matthew Vaughn found joint film studio UR-Marv The world-famous football star Cristiano Ronaldo and the successful British director Matthew Vaughn have joined forces for an ambitious film project: UR-Marv, a......
LOST IN FUSETA: Shooting starts on the popular ARD Degeto crime series with "White Cargo" (AT) Cologne, 8 April 2025 - Last spring, the film adaptation of Gil Ribeiro's second bestseller "Lost in Fuseta......
Paramount Global has entered a corporate crisis characterised by allegations of bid rigging, political interference and growing shareholder dissatisfaction. Political entanglements and legal disputes jeopardise regulatory approvals, which......
With the amendment of the Film Funding Act as of 1 January 2025, the Guidelines Committee of the German Federal Film Board (FFA) has expanded the list of festivals that are entitled to award reference points. A significant new addition......
At this year's CinemaCon in Las Vegas, leading representatives of the film and cinema industry spoke about the current challenges and future plans of the industry. The focus was on demands for better funding conditions,......
The German film industry is facing a significant change: Minister of State Claudia Roth has pushed ahead with the reform of film funding. New guidelines for jury-based cultural film funding, the German......