Exclusive: Germany is widely regarded as a country that has dealt with the coronavirus crisis well. A six-week lockdown and a sophisticated track and trace system have kept the nation’s excess death rate among the lowest in Europe, while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ratings have surged during the pandemic.
German producers have faced the same issues as counterparts in the UK and the U.S. in terms of shutdowns and insurance nightmares. But, there are a couple of key distinctions: some big shows managed to remain in production and the Germans are now wading through the sticky issue of restarts far quicker than some foreign peers.
All3Media Deutschland CEO Markus Schäfer has been at the sharp end of the issues, both as the boss of one of Germany’s most prolific producers, but also as a board member of the German Producers Alliance, which has been at the...
German producers have faced the same issues as counterparts in the UK and the U.S. in terms of shutdowns and insurance nightmares. But, there are a couple of key distinctions: some big shows managed to remain in production and the Germans are now wading through the sticky issue of restarts far quicker than some foreign peers.
All3Media Deutschland CEO Markus Schäfer has been at the sharp end of the issues, both as the boss of one of Germany’s most prolific producers, but also as a board member of the German Producers Alliance, which has been at the...
- 6/26/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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