German parliament agrees to new support for film industry

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2024-12-20

Berlin (dpa) - New German films and screenplays can continue to receive financial support in 2025, following the passage on Thursday of a law needed to prevent a halt to government funding for the industry. The Film Promotion Act passed with votes from the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and pro-business Free Democrats - the parties of the former coalition before the FDP pulled out of it. Culture Minister Claudia Roth, a Green party member, ca......

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