The Motion Picture Association (MPA) on Thursday introduced a partnership with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFBB), Germany’s biggest Jewish film festival, that will certainly see them work together to promote the visibility and understanding of Jewish life in Germany.
The partnership is the very first of its kind for the MPA in Europe. The MPA has actually been an enroller of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival for the last 2 years.
“The MPA and its members see it as their responsibility and privilege to reflect society’s diversity on screen,” claimed Stan McCoy, Head Of State and Taking Care Of Supervisor, MPA for Europe, the Center East and Africa (EMEA). “We are therefore proud to partner with the JFBB and help contribute towards their success by promoting the works of Jewish filmmakers, who tell the stories of the Jewish communities, in Berlin, Brandenburg and beyond.”
“We look forward to working with MPA to develop new, innovative programs and events that reflect the diversity and depth of Jewish experiences and cultures,” claimed Andreas Stein, Taking Care Of Supervisor of the JFBB.
The partnership comes amidst increasing antisemitism in Germany, especially considering that the Hamas fear assaults on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel’s army project in Gaza. In the weeks complying with Oct. 7, the Federal Association of Departments for Research Study and Info on Antisemitism (RIAS), which tape-records events of antisemitism in Germany recorded almost 1,000 instances of hostility towards Jews in the nation, consisting of 3 instances of severe physical violence. In general, antisemitic events in Germany increased greater than 300 percent in 2023 compared to a year previously.
The JFBB, which commemorates its 30th wedding anniversary this year, is Germany’s biggest Jewish film festival. The festival displays around 50 movies, from Hollywood hits to arthouse dramatization and docudramas, over 6 days in June. By highlighting Jewish background, existing and future, the festival’s proclaimed goal is to “keep the memory of the Shoah alive, to convey historical awareness and to counteract antisemitic attitude patterns.” This year’s JFBB runs June 18-23. Client of the festival is the German Society Priest Claudia Roth.
