Donald Trump and numerous far-right European governments have created a “chilling effect” that is causing creatives across the continent to self-censor.
That is an alarming conclusion in a report published today from the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE), which is leading a call to action at Series Mania against what it sees as a frightening pusback against cultural institutions and freedom of expression.
The FSE’s “Right to Write” report said that globally “there has been a substantial shift in political beliefs and values in the last decade or so, which have led to a substantial rise in popular support for hard-right or extreme-right parties.” It flagged seven far-right parties in Europe currently governing either alone or in coalition, in Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungrary, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden.
Attacks on creatives from these governments have led to a “chilling effect,” the report explained, by which
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