The German regional funder HessenFilm und Medien has fired its managing director, Hans Joachim Mendig, following an industry backlash over a meeting he had with a leader of the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Mendig met with Joerg Meuthen, AfD leader and member of the European Parliament, and PR consultant Moritz Hunzinger in a Frankfurt restaurant in July. Meuthen posted a photo of the meeting on Instagram, writing: “Very lively and constructive political exchange of ideas today in Frankfurt” with Hunzinger and Mendig.
It wasn’t until the magazine Journal Frankfurt published an article about the meeting earlier this month that industry outrage and demands for Mendig’s resignation erupted. In addition to the party’s anti-immigrant views, one of AfD’s leaders, Marc Jongen, has been extremely critical of German film funding and has called for the entire system to be “ideologically cleansed” and reevaluated.
Mendig maintained...
Mendig met with Joerg Meuthen, AfD leader and member of the European Parliament, and PR consultant Moritz Hunzinger in a Frankfurt restaurant in July. Meuthen posted a photo of the meeting on Instagram, writing: “Very lively and constructive political exchange of ideas today in Frankfurt” with Hunzinger and Mendig.
It wasn’t until the magazine Journal Frankfurt published an article about the meeting earlier this month that industry outrage and demands for Mendig’s resignation erupted. In addition to the party’s anti-immigrant views, one of AfD’s leaders, Marc Jongen, has been extremely critical of German film funding and has called for the entire system to be “ideologically cleansed” and reevaluated.
Mendig maintained...
- 9/25/2019
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmakers Dominik Graf, Emily Atef, Sol Bondy among many who signed petition calling for executive to resign.
Frankfurt-based regional film fund HessenFilm has fired CEO Hans Joachim Mendig over a controversial meeting pictured in an Instagram post in which the businessman is seen sitting down with far-right politician Jörg Meuthen.
The fund’s supervisory board voted unanimously at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday (24) to terminate Mendig’s employment with immediate effect.
The decision came after growing calls from the German film community for Mendig to step down after a local Frankfurt newspaper reported on the Instagram post dated July 24 by Meuthen,...
Frankfurt-based regional film fund HessenFilm has fired CEO Hans Joachim Mendig over a controversial meeting pictured in an Instagram post in which the businessman is seen sitting down with far-right politician Jörg Meuthen.
The fund’s supervisory board voted unanimously at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday (24) to terminate Mendig’s employment with immediate effect.
The decision came after growing calls from the German film community for Mendig to step down after a local Frankfurt newspaper reported on the Instagram post dated July 24 by Meuthen,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
“As long as he’s running the fund I will not ever apply to them,” said one producer.
Hans Joachim Mendig, the CEO of Frankfurt-based regional film fund HessenFilm, has come under fire after a photograph emerged of him meeting with Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (Afd) political party.
An Instagram post from Jörg Meuthen, the Afd’s co-leader and a member of the European Parliament, depicting a meeting with Mendig and controversial public relations executive Moritz Hunzinger, was picked up on by executives in the German industry and shared widely on social channels.
The picture was accompanied by...
Hans Joachim Mendig, the CEO of Frankfurt-based regional film fund HessenFilm, has come under fire after a photograph emerged of him meeting with Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (Afd) political party.
An Instagram post from Jörg Meuthen, the Afd’s co-leader and a member of the European Parliament, depicting a meeting with Mendig and controversial public relations executive Moritz Hunzinger, was picked up on by executives in the German industry and shared widely on social channels.
The picture was accompanied by...
- 9/12/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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