A character works at the TV-station "Kanal 120 Bottrop TV". This is a reference to "120 Tage von Bottrop, Die". Directed by Schlingensief, Christoph and written by Roehler, Oskar
Close to the end of the movie, the director commits suicide under the table where the press conference is held using a revolver (like Mastroianni did in 8½ (1963)).
The set-up is similar to Fassbinder's "Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte": A film crew is waiting for production to begin, but instead of filming is busy with internal quarrels