BERLIN (AP) — The artistic director of the Berlin International Film Festival, Carlo Chatrian, said on Saturday that he will step down next year after Germany's culture minister announced a new management structure for the event.

Chatrian joined the “Berlinale,” which along with its peers in Cannes and Venice is one of Europe's major annual film festivals, as one of two leaders in 2019 alongside executive director Mariette Rissenbeek. The duo replaced long-serving festival director Dieter Kosslick.

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Carlo Chatrian to step down as artistic director of the Berlin film festival