A generationNothing new in Hessen: two weeks before the second round of artistic director elections Hessian Radio Two candidates who did not obtain the required simple majority in the Broadcasting Committee at the first meeting at the end of October can also participate in the election. Human Resources Operations Director Stephanie Weber and Deputy ARD Project Director Florian Hager received 16 votes out of 32 votes in each of the three ballots. According to the rules of procedure of the Broadcasting Committee, after the first round of elections, it is expected that only two second rounds of elections will be held in each meeting, so this situation may repeat itself on December 3 with the same candidates.
At the same time, Rolf Müller, Chairman of the Broadcasting Committee and Chairman of the Search Committee, said at FAZ’s request that no other candidates were added. Currently, “the search committee or the broadcasting committee has no further candidate proposals.” When asked about the so-called wishful thinking of unnamed human resources employees mentioned in an article in “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” (RND), Mueller said succinctly: “A double top is not created in the human resources law. “In view of the financial situation of this heavily indebted broadcaster, its deficit has reached double digits in recent years, and it is difficult to justify dual occupations. However, what if it is a tie after the fourth, fifth, and sixth ballots are lost in a row? “If these votes are still unsuccessful, there will be a new election at the next meeting, and a new nomination can be made at that time,” Mueller said. So everything can be reincarnated.
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There is no shortage of suggestions from outside to pre-select a third party. The Broadcasting Commission has recently received several letters of recommendation. “Advocate for Hessian Films” formulated an indirect election proposal in an open letter to the Broadcasting Commission. There is talk of understanding the election as an opportunity for broadcasters that are open to the prospects of films in Hessen. HR is “the only German broadcasting company that follows strict internal policies so far.” The human resources department “little or no distribution of works to the company, only to a small extent co-production.” This puts pressure on the development of regional film and television territories. People want to see a difference from the “previously outdated broadcasting policy”.
This also includes the ideas of Frankfurt producer and writer Ina Knobloch, who was selected as a candidate by the selection committee but was not formally nominated. The Hessen Film Initiative includes Hessian Film Industry Association, AG DOK Hessen, Film- und Kinobüro Hessen, Filmhaus Frankfurt, Young Generation Hessischer Film and AG Filmfestival Hessen.
