Why ‘Spencer’ Is a German Film, and How ‘I’m Your Man’ Reflects the Best in New German Cinema

To the uninitiated, Princess Diana biopic “Spencer” might appear like the quintessential British film, albeit with a Chilean director and an American star.

But it is, in fact, German, Simone Baumann, managing director of German Films, says.

It’s a German-u.K.

co-production to be exact, but shot in Germany, with a German producer, Komplizen Film, on board, and 70% of the financing was German.Other German co-productions this year include Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” with Studio Babelsberg as a co-producer, as well as a host of arthouse films not in the German language, such as Leos Carax’s “Annette,” which was co-produced by Detailfilm, Michelangelo Frammartino’s “Il Buco,” co-produced by Essential Filmproduktion, and Tatiana Huezo’s “Prayers for the Stolen,” co-produced by Match Factory Productions.At AFM, there are 31 German productions and co-productions screening, represented by nine German sales companies, gathered under the German Films umbrella.

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