Yesterday, the Association of Independent Cinemas criticized the German Film Academy, describing it as “losing direction”, just days before the announcement of the German Film Awards.
The “AG Kino” association criticized the fact that the movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” (All Quiet on the Western Front) was nominated for the “Netflix” network for film and drama production several times, while Christian Petzold’s new movie “Rotter Himmel” was not nominated. » (red sky).
The association said in its accusation: “While the two film festivals in both (Berlin) and (Cannes) have repeatedly demonstrated their stance and clear commitment to cinema and independent filmmakers, the German Film Academy lacks a clear compass when awarding the most valuable German culture award.”
The association representing art cinemas argued that with All Quiet on the Western Front, the German Film Academy nominated a film that was in cinemas for only four weeks, undermining the mechanisms intended to protect the diversity of German cinema and cinema itself as a cultural site.
The rejection of Petzold’s film at the pre-selection stage was met with “utter incomprehension” by the Association of Artistic Cinemas, which said repairs were “delayed”.
The German Film Awards will be handed out at a ceremony in Berlin the day after tomorrow.
The total financial value of the prizes is about three million euros (3.3 million dollars) from the Office of the Minister of State for Culture.
The Film Academy’s roughly 2,200 members ultimately decide who gets the prizes.
Edward Berger’s anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front received 12 nominations, more than any other film. The movie has already won four Oscars.
