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social goals and inform them about that basis. right. my name is david and i work ah, the hello from berlin time. now for 13 minutes of arts and culture coming up, the woman who calls the shots on germany's multi 1000000000 euro arts budget culture commissioner, monica gord, does talk to us about tackling colonialism, sexism, and the corona virus. ah, and with locks, downs listed from berlin. performers are back on their feet. for others, the crisis is from the 1st were off to the south of france to the cannes

film festival, where a week and a half of glitz and glamour. and movie premieres are wrapping up this saturday. and the film world has its eyes on the prize. i'm talking about the coveted time ducks, so which movies are in the running and which are making a big splash. here are some of our top picks with such an eclectic group of films in competition. spike lee and his jury have their work cut out for them when deciding who will win this. he is palm door to some of the front brothers provocative film director. you need to call me back at conn. and getting plenty of attention to, to tom about his killer, who had fixed with a car to tom takes view is on a controversial rise exploring sexuality, gender roles,

and the need to be loved. my intention in the film is really to make the audience except that's the question of gender is absolutely relevant. when it's, when we're talking about identity, one's identity, one's journey in life, once choices and all this. i mean, it's really about, it's being free from every every. let's say i'm a 1st concert like preconceived ideas about what the human should be. the sense of director with anderson, delighted with his latest efforts long delayed by the pandemic. the french dispatch is an episodic tribute to old school journalism, stirring bill murray until the swinton assembled a team of the best patriot journalists, whose times parents sat direct cremeans robot. right? these were his people just try to make it sound like you wrote it that way. on

purpose, it's also reminder of the dignity of journalism because that's a real thing and i think it's possible for people to either have forgotten or not or pretend they never knew that to know that the journalism and it is, i think, credibly dignified an important cultural endeavor, and we really rely on it. so yeah, it's just a reminder. i agree with tilda we take is the subject of the night lecture. mister moses rather suddenly loud odyssey the voice of his rowdy generation simone naked cell block, j. how do i want to buy instance is to the house with us? yes. in short, the picture was a sensation direct to pull, the movement is known from mixing sex and violence. his late has still been a religious and just cause in plenty of control to see it tells the story of an

abbot thoughts and lots of things with another woman before due to the fact that it's a blessing to expose the extraordinary but true for me. what was really important and the movie i think, versus dr. i asked me what was driving me worse. in fact, that is worst way through that i was and that i was making a movie depth about events that is shown way has really happened is the serial rock opera by layoff characters with adam, dr. unmarried, they play a glamorous deliberate couple whose lives turned upside down by the arrival of the child of mine, the

me can competition is back after you without you to depend demik making the prospect of winning a palm or even more desirable than ever. the answer as to who gets to take home this most prestigious of film process will be revealed on saturday. the, and the anticipation is growing. well, here in germany, the cultural scene is waiting to see who will lead the country's massive public art sector after elections in september. for more than 7 years. politician monica goods of angela macros. christian democrats has navigated crises and controversies as germany is state minister for culture and the media. well, one of the biggest controversies being the reconstruction of a power from germany is colonial era. in part to how's artifacts brought to germany during colonialism?

that's one issue that came up when we sat down with her they were supposed to be a big fraction at the home lot forum. instead they ignited the hated debate about colonialism and polluted. the bending bronze is stolen by the british in 1897 from burning city. and what is today? 9 curia then. so to museums, more than $500.00 ended up in berlin. artifact stained with blood german coach commissioner, monica curtis has a clear position on. so that's why on june 15 we launched an online platform where hundreds of the exhibits can be viewed in to form. that was a very important 1st step to say see here, and next we negotiate forms of possible restitution moments. and we would like to achieve substantial restitution as early as 2022. that's 9 and 20. nice. yeah. so homo foreign construction site was a major preoccupation for coaches over the years. the new building

a partial reconstruction of oppression palace was highly controversial and settling on a concept for its use took some time. a team of top cross experts was assembled percent the home vote forum as a venue for world culture and exchange in the hearts of berlin. i'm going to send him the we're going to the founding board of directors, including for my head of the british museum. neil mcgregor will star museums, and a very knowledgable advisor. but our tough ones all on we have now made to whom both for what it was always meant to be a new type of cultural center. how move and just to museum. it has an interdisciplinary approach and it's 15 for the german cultural landscape is open to the world diverse and the place of critical dialogue. it was bitter for her when the creative branch, the 2nd largest economic sector in germany, was forced into a complete corona virus knocked down 4 months in the face of protest. she fought

for an expanded support program. an extra 2000000000 euros was approved as emergency aid scholarships and bridging payments. for me personally, i felt like i was going through withdrawal and i think many people felt the same way. they missed the stimulation, the opportunity to exchange ideas. it's not just entertainment, it's very important for critical corrective and society. i'm also important for democracy by the way. another important topic for cortez is a quality, despite large numbers of women being active in the cultural sector. those are this most situation at the top. 80 percent of the it's a direct men film directors to so hi you go. the harder it is to find women in leadership rows ah, could to found a project to support women in management and ministry? 44 percent of senior staff. female. why did one thing in particular,

which was relatively easy, i had all the committees in the ministry, several 100 and all occupied on a party basis, all of them in some cases. for example, in film, we had to change the law. but in others, goodwill was enough people to say no, this kind of representation can't go on when you have a female perspective. as for example, in the allocation of funding, female aspirants a more likely to be rewarded to hunting on the highest. because in the effect of these policies will be seen in the future. monitor has faced a lot of criticism in her time as a commissioner, but it hasn't dam printer infuse. he has him for the job and for culture is there. but i'm very passionate about the issues and except for an election, see no reason to stop off to her. but a german election is coming up, so she'll just have to wait and see. you can see our full interview with germany's culture. commissioner monica has this weekend on

d. w. 's arts 21 program. now one of the biggest hurdles she's face has of course, been the corona virus, pandemic, artists and creatives lost their jobs, lost their income, as theaters, galleries and clubs were forced to close for months. cortez did push through 2000000000 euros in federal aid for artists salvation for many, but for others, they're still struggling. country and shoot line is the artistic director of a small theater. she is very happy company has been able to hold performance is again since the end of may, the theater is receiving funds from stimulus program called noise start cool tool, or restart culture, shoot line and team worked on the application for weeks. dust on the club, tut. when our application was accepted, i thought i'd my now suddenly know what it's like to get real support. to go into to to clicked. ah, austin,

spring and burger and his band fell in 21 street workers of busking. the jazz clubs have only just reopened, and there are long waiting list for gigs this way. they can earn a few euros in the meantime. were playing on the streets and try to compensate the losses in earnings we've had, but especially also to keep musical skills home funding on the fuel process and as always hope and we're recover exists in the scene. some theaters and other cultural event organizes us getting a huge boost thanks to the government support package. pause because as long as we don't slide down into another look to the federal funds plus our ticket sales put us in a really good position. good. will trust me, on the other hand, many self employed musicians are living hand to mouth me because i've been cashed in my loft, retirement savings. that's it. but the positives,

after all busting can be a good way to promote jazz music. ah, no, we reach a lot of people who wouldn't normally go to a jazz concert and they are surprised to find out that they actually really like it . and you can put photos to swing and beggars band. that's one of the few positives they would have liked to get more direct financial support from the government now from me and the whole crew, thanks for watching. that's almost good for this edition of arts and culture. a leave you now with an impressive new exhibition in japan, set in a forest on the island of q u. a series of light installations by artist group team lab is called a forest where gods live, check it out. i

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