This article was written by Ed Meza.
“As with most European countries, financing from television nets plays a dominant role in German cinema. The partnership is a simple economic reality. But does it tamp down ambition? And does it allow for an abundance of family films and screwball comedies at the cost of edgier, riskier works?
For a country with so many TV broadcasters, it’s no surprise that cinema here is in part defined by the needs of television.
“Like nearly everywhere in the world, there is no feature film industry without television,” says Constantin Film’s Martin Moszkowicz, head of film and television, worldwide theatrical and television production, distribution, marketing and international sales. “In Germany, the importance and influence (of television) is stronger than in most other countries because the German landscape is heavily dominated by broadcasters.”
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