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Film funding bill to support blockbusters made in Germany

Film funding bill to support blockbusters made in Germany May 30, 2026"With today's cabinet resolution, we are ensuring that the German film industry will become a global player in film production," Germany's Culture and Media Minister Wolfram Weimer said on Wednesday. He described the coalition government's draft bill, which still needs to be voted on by parliament, as a "film booster." According to Weimer, never before has so much money been allocated to the domestic film industry.

A year before the French election, De Gaulle remains politically fashionable

‘De Gaulle: Resistance’, is released in cinemas in France on June 3, the first part of a two-parter on Charles de Gaulle, the French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France. The much anticipated films took director Antonin Baudry and his team six years to make, with a budget of nearly 80 million euros. But even beyond the silver screen, with a year to go until the presidential elections, De Gaulle has perhaps never been so politically...

Nosferatu spider bite: what to do as more giant spiders spread on Baltic Sea coast

Germany’s nature group NABU has for years tracked the spread of the giant Nosferatu spider. It now seems established on the Baltic coast, often seen on Rügen and Usedom. But how dangerous is it really?

Unpacking Germany's campaign for a UN Security Council seat

Unpacking Germany's campaign for a UN Security Council seat June 2, 2026Germany is in the running for a seat on the Security Council when the UN General Assembly elects new members to the most powerful body within the United Nations on Wednesday. According to the UN Charter, the Security Council bears "the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security." The council's decisions are binding on all UN member states.

Rising from the rubble: A Gaza tech incubator defies Israel’s war

Rising from the rubble: A Gaza tech incubator defies Israel’s war Israel’s war on Gaza has decimated the tech sector, killing experts and destroying incubators that offered opportunities. The devastating fallout of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has extended far beyond the destruction of homes and basic services. More than two and a half years of violence have obliterated Gaza’s economy – including the technology and entrepreneurship sector, a vital lifeline that once provided...

Germany seeks a seat on the UN Security Council

Germany seeks a seat on the UN Security Council June 2, 2026June 3 will be the big day. That's when the UN General Assembly will elect new members to the UN Security Council. The Council is the most powerful body in the UN.

The Last of the D-Day Veterans

Joe Picard perched atop a precarious mound of 300-plus-pound high-explosive shells as his ship churned toward Normandy’s beaches. The teenager had been at sea only once before, to cross the Atlantic, and now he was sailing across the English Channel to pile into the breach that Allied forces had opened in Hitler’s defenses weeks earlier, on D-Day. Smoke from the fighting still rose on the horizon, but Picard’s eyes scanned the gray water below for signs of German U-boats.

Germany pushes back on US attack over streaming law

Germany has rejected US accusations that its proposed streaming investment law violates the EU-US Turnberry trade pact, asserting it is a cultural policy measure, not a digital trade barrier. The draft legislation mandates that streamers invest at least 8% of their German revenue into local film and television production to avoid penalties. This dispute follows the recent implementation of the transatlantic trade agreement.

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Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski

Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski The acclaimed director apologised to the actress for not protecting her during the making of ‘The Wrong Move’ German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie The Wrong Move over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski. Kinski, now 65, has urged Wenders to re-edit the film. Last month, she told the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung: “That was my first film, he...