[MOPO] German poster company may shut

[Joseph H. Bonelli]

Hi, all, from Joe Bonelli,

I just saw this on IMDB.  Sounds like a sad development to me.  Perhaps some of our German members can tell us more about it.  Joe

Germany's Hand-Drawn Movie Posters Disappear
The demise of single-screen movie theaters in Berlin will likely result in the shuttering of the city's only remaining hand-painted movie poster business, according to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Calling it one of Berlin's "most unique arts," the broadcaster commented that while the hand-painted movie posters may lack polish, "they have old-fashioned charm in abundance -- and that's what Berlin's celluloid tradition is all about." Appearing on the program DW-WORLD, Michael Werner, who operates the only remaining movie poster business in Berlin, Werner Werbung (there were once 20 rivals), said that the slump began following the fall of the Berlin Wall, when exhibitors became "overly excited and too ambitious" and were eventually forced to make deep spending cuts or were forced out of business because of the intense competition.

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