A conversation with Sophie Haikali, Khadija Zinnenburg Carroll, Yasemin \u015eamdereli, Helga Binder<\/p>\n
How can co-productions between German and African partners be set up in a balanced way? Sophie Haikali, a German producer based in Namibia, hosts an open discussion to explore the practicalities of collaboration. Unequal balances of power are often reflected in production processes. While co-productions offer an opportunity to address decoloniality within the film industry, no new impetus can ensue if the cooperation partners have no say in organisational and creative decisions. The key lies in a collaboration that respects, recognises and gives visibility to all perspectives. This is the only way to create new content that goes beyond reproducing the same formats, stories and power dynamics in different guises. This is a complex undertaking and calls for us to scrutinise and possibly rethink the entire process. But it is worth it if, by doing so, we create a future together that we bring to cinematic life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41460,"template":"","movie_cat":[797],"event_cat":[],"event_type":[127],"festival":[805],"class_list":["post-41457","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","movie_cat-focus-en-2025","event_type-discussion-en","festival-2025-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n