The open letter was launched Friday evening.
The group includes industry from the U.S., UK, and other European countries.
We refuse to normalize or allow right-wing politicians to participate in our spaces.
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Accordingly, they are also represented in political cultural committees and other bodies.
That is a fact, and we have to accept it as such, the festival said.
It was against this background that the AfD representatives were invited to the Berlinale.
This sends a clear signal of how the majority in Germany thinks and opposes right-wing populism and anti-democracy.
Accordingly, they are also represented in political cultural committees and other bodies.
That is a fact, and we have to accept it as such.
It was against this background that the AfD representatives were invited to the Berlinale.
People including elected representatives who act contrary to our fundamental values are not welcome at the Berlinale.
