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Over 80 Berlin Film Festival alumni sign open letter urging organisers to take stance on Gaza
More than 80 Berlinale alumni criticize festival’s silence on Gaza and call for a public condemnation of Israel’s actions, citing over 5,000 film workers endorsing cultural boycott of Israel.
- More than 80 Berlin Film Festival participants signed an open letter condemning the organization's silence on Israel's actions in Gaza, which have been called genocide by international groups.
- The letter disagrees with jury president Wim Wenders' statement that filmmaking is separate from politics and criticizes the festival's restrictions on advocacy for Palestinian rights.
- The signatories, including artists who have presented work at the festival, call on the Berlinale to clearly oppose Israel's alleged genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Palestinians.
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More than 80 actors and directors have signed an open letter denouncing the silence of the genocide festival in Gaza. Among them are Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton, Mike Leigh, Blanche Gardin and Adèle Haenel. The controversy began after Wim Wenders said that cinema should "remain outside politics". - Berlinale: more than 80 actors and directors denounce the "silence" of the festival on the "genocide of Palestinians" (Culture, media and entertainm…
Berlin. More than 80 film personalities, including actors such as Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton, signed a condemnation statement against the Berlin Film Festival to denounce their silence on Gaza and the genocide on Palestinians.
Around 80 filmmakers, including Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Nan Goldin and Mike Leigh, have criticized the Berlinale for not taking a clear enough stance on the war in Gaza in an open letter published in Variety magazine. They condemned the Berlinale's silence on the war in Gaza and the censorship of artists who spoke out about it.
The Berlinale is currently taking place in Berlin. Many international stars are also present at the film festival - but now some of the displeasure is aroused. In an open letter 81 filmmakers are strongly critical of the event. And accuse the responsible person of censorship.
Around 80 filmmakers have signed an open letter. Artists such as Tilda Swinton accuse the Berlinale of not positioning itself sufficiently to Gaza.
An open letter calls on the festival to take a stand, after the president of the jury said that the cinema should "stay outside politics".
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