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Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Coen, Debra Winger sign letter in support of Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar speech
151 Jewish creatives have signed a letter in support of ‘The Zone Of Interest’ director.
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Jonathan Glazer joins Cinema For Gaza appeal as UK fundraising auction opens
Glazer joins Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox, Josh O’Connor and Joseph Quinn in the fundraiser.
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Features
“Our lives have changed and so will the stories we tell”: how Israel's TV industry is adapting to war
The Israel-Hamas conflict has had a profound impact on the Israeli TV and film industry — disrupting production, changing the kinds of projects being made and causing concern over international demand for Israeli shows.
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Berlinale board issues official response to controversial closing night comments
The Berlinale has become embroiled in a furore about the debate around the Israel-Hamas war.
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Doha Film Institute execs call for ceasefire to “genocide in Gaza” at Qumra opening
DFI CEO Fatma Al-Remaihi and artistic advisor Elia Suleiman spoke on the ongoing conflict.
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Berlin politicians slam anti-war, pro-Palestinian comments at festival’s closing night gala
“There can’t be any room here for relativisations. I expect measures here from the new Berlinale management,” said Berlin’s mayor Kai Wegner.
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How the Berlinale is trying to navigate and engage with the Israel-Hamas war
A Gaza dialogue event, the Tiny House project, has been running near the festival’s hub in Potsdamer Platz.
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Reviews
‘Shikun’: Berlin Review
Amos Gitai transplants Eugene Ionesco’s 1959 protest play ’Rhinoceros’ to modern Israel
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Palestine activists disrupt Berlin’s European Film Market with protest inside Gropius Bau
Activists unfurled banners and threw leaflets inside the venue.
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Elad Samorzik to depart as Jerusalem Film Festival artistic director; Orr Sigoli to take over
Samorzik and Sigoli will work together on the 2024 edition of the festival.
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Stars fired, dropped as Hollywood wrestles with ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict
Susan Sarandon dropped by UTA, Melissa Barrera fired from upcoming ‘Scream VII’.
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IDFA head Orwa Nyrabia to organise symposium to help festivals navigate turbulent political times
The documentary festival has experienced protests, open letters and film withdrawals this week.
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Palestine Film Institute welcomes latest statement from IDFA
Festival statement followed a PFI statement lambasting IDFA’s earlier statement.
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‘Fauda’ crew member Matan Meir reported dead in Gaza
Meir was killed in battle while serving in the Israeli army.
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Palestine Film Institute urges withdrawal of films from IDFA following response to opening-night protest
The PFI has issued a petition demanding IDFA acknowledge the festival’s earlier statement ”unjustly criminalises Palestinian voices and narratives”.
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Israeli film and TV industry pens open letter urging global industry support and hostage release
More than 2,000 Israeli film and TV industry figures have signed the letter.
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Entertainment community calls for Gaza-Israel ceasefire
‘We believe all life is sacred, no matter faith or ethnicity’
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“We are trying to rent a bomb shelter”: How Israeli film production is re-starting under wartime protocols
United King Films has started shooting Yohanan Weller’s comedy My Private Telenovela as cinemas tentatively reopen.
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Ari Folman spearheads video initiative to urge the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza (exclusive)
The ‘Waltz With Bashir’ director is working with a collective of Israeli filmmakers to keep up global awareness of the hostages’ situation.
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Hollywood open letter condemns Hamas attacks as relief efforts continue
Gal Gadot, Jerry Seinfeld, Antoine Fuqua, Michael Douglas, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer among signatories.