Dennis Ruh, the head of the European Film Market, will be stepping down in March of 2024. Ruh said in a prepared statement obtained by TheWrap that “The designated director of the Berlinale has decided to appoint a new head of the European Film Market for the 2025 edition and to let my contract as EFM Director expire in March 2024,” he said. “This news was brought to me via official channels. There was no conversation with the new Berlinale director. Therefore, the EFM in February 2024 will be the last under my leadership.”
Ruh started at the European Film Market in 2020 and helped navigate it through the pandemic.