The team of the Pornfilmfestival Berlin stands in solidarity with Tricia Tuttle and the Berlinale management team. Our festival, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is different from the Berlinale in that it is rooted in subculture and not subject to the constraints or pressures of justification that come with state funding. We can only imagine how it feels when art collides with authority and is under such intense political pressure. For us, the Berlinale has always been an inspiration, a space for open political debate, a forum for cinematic daring and discomfort. We do not understand why a competent director should take the fall for political failings in Germany. Tricia Tuttle is good for the Berlinale, German cultural politics, and the film world, and her casual yet professional manner is an asset to Berlin and the queer community. We stand with her and the Berlinale team and hope that they can all continue to be as creative and unconventional as they have been.
The team of the Pornfilmfestival Berlin
