Hostile Political Climate Threatening Cinema, Industry Representatives Warn at Zurich Summit

Journalists and filmmakers and cinema itself are facing growing political threats and increasing difficulties, according to film industry reps at the Zurich Summit on Saturday.

Taking part in a discussion on the political turmoil engulfing the entertainment industry at the Zurich Film Festival industry event were Kathleen Fournier of Charlotte Street Films, producer of the Julian Assange doc “The Six Billion Dollar Man;” David Unger, CEO of Artist International Group; Nathanaël Karmitz, chairman of Paris-based MK2; and Stephen Follows, film data researcher and consultant for Guinness World Records.

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Offering a stark example of the darkening climate for filmmakers was Fournier’s experience

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