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Tricia Tuttle has agreed to stay as festival director of the Berlinale, it has been confirmed by Wolfram Weimer, the chair of the festival’s supervisory committee, the KBB.
Recommendations for a new advisory council and code of conduct for the festival were announced by German state minister for culture Weimer in an ongoing session of the German government’s culture committee today (Wednesday, March 4). The festival is now reviewing those recommendations.
German news agency dpa has reported that Tuttle is remaining in position ”after agreeing to plans for an advisory council and a code of conduct”, according to Weimer.
The Berlinale released a statement following the KBB’s own meeting on Wednesday, which read, ”After today’s Supervisory Board meeting of the KBB on the future of the Berlinale, we welcome the Board’s confirmation of the importance of the independence of our work. We share their conviction that the festival is on the right path and that it can continue to grow and improve under Tricia Tuttle’s leadership.
”We have also received recommendations rather than conditions related to Tuttle’s continued employment. Their consideration and any implementation now rests with the Berlinale, and we will review them.”
The meeting followed a turbulent few weeks for the Berlinale, with Tuttle having discussed her “mutual resignation” with Weimer last week. A show of support from across the international industry saw over 3,000 signatories to an open letter in defence of Tuttle, plus further such letters from leading Israeli filmmakers and from over 500 Berlinale staff.
Tuttle clarified her position yesterday (March 3), saying that she wanted to stay in the role and that the support “renewed my own clarity”.
More to follow.
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