Filmmakers protest for democracy. Actresses like Jella Haase and Katja Riemann shouted “Defend Democracy” in Berlin on Thursday evening.
They did this by holding cell phone lights in the air. The event was organized by the film festival itself. The background to the action was a debate about the invitation and disinvitation of several AfD politicians to the opening gala. “By rejecting the AfD, the Berlinale has clearly positioned itself against right-wing extremism in Germany.