Casting of Afro-German actors: Speed ​​dating for better roles. Black filmmakers want more diverse casts, especially in larger, more complex roles.

There are around 1,000 black filmmakers in German-speaking countries. The association also repeatedly criticizes the Berlinale - for example for showing racist films or, this year, for inviting AfD politicians. There will be a black jury president in 2024, Lupita Nyongo, the president of the Black Filmmakers Association.