Appalled at plans to destroy the historic film studios Babelsberg , Schlöndorff mounted a one-man campaign to save them in the early 1990s . He served as the chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg between 1992 and 1997 . During that time , he helped Jiang Wen finish editing his 1994 film '' In the Heat of the Sun '' in Germany , with the studio 's full financial support . He also helped to get the film selected for the 51st Venice International Film Festival
51st Venice International Film Festival
51st Venice International Film Festival
Volker Schlöndorff