CDU brake for children's media: Festival Goldener Spatz in danger!

CDU brake for children's media: Festival Goldener Spatz in danger!

Gera, Deutschland - An exciting event for the children's and media landscape in Thuringia recently took place. The 33rd Children's Media Festival "Goldener Spatz" in Gera, the largest festival for German -speaking children's media, was opened on International Children's Day. The festival not only celebrates films, but also the commitment to high -quality media offers for the youngest generation. The focus was particularly on the opening film "The Secret Stockwork" by director Norbert Lechner, who duly initiated the festival. Thuringia's Prime Minister Mario Voigt presented a symbolic check to increase the funding for the Children's Media Foundation Goldener Spatz for 75,000 euros to 285,000 euros annually. Against the background of the discussions about the importance of the importance of the Thuringia children's media location, this was not without controversy.

Katja Mitteldorf, Cultural and Media-Political spokeswoman for the Left Group in the Thuringian state parliament, was shocked by the CDU, which in her opinion puts her aversion to the left of the well-being of the children's media country. A crucial decision to support the Children's Media Foundation Goldener Spatz was not made, which Mitteldorf described as a political bag. She emphasizes that strengthening the festival and the children's media location would have been urgently necessary to send a clear signal for the promotion of media offers for children. [Die Linke Thuringia] (https://www.die linke-thl.de/aktuelles/startseiten/detail/cdu-machtdiscussion-zum-kindermedienland-thueringen-zur-politische-farce/) reports that the behavior of the "Brombeer coalition" can be seen in this context.

the festival in detail

The festival that is held in Gera is not only a cultural highlight, but also an important meeting point for the media industry in German -speaking countries. This year, a total of 32 films and series will compete in six categories in the competition for the "Golden Spatzen". The “Interactive & Digital Storytelling” competition is particularly exciting, in which six innovative media offers are presented. A children's jury aged 9 to 13 years will see and evaluate the competition contributions over a week before the main prizes on June 6th in Erfurt will be awarded. N-tv reports about the numerous activities and the importance of the festival for the small viewers and the entire media landscape.

But what makes the festival so special? It is not just about the films themselves, but also about the sustainable promotion of media literacy in children. This is particularly important at a time when digital content is omnipresent. The fact that the festival in Thuringia is positioned as a location for children's media gives everyone involved the opportunity to actively contribute to the design and development of child -friendly content. The variety of competition contributions reflects the creative currents and challenges of child entertainment and provides valuable impulses for the future of the industry. This is Thuringia underlines the importance of this event for the region and beyond the borders.

The commitment to the children's media landscape, however, must continue to be held up to protect and promote the interests of the young generation. The ongoing political discussions show how important it is to work together and set priorities in order to not only secure the development of a successful children's media location in Thuringia.