In Berlin, there are movies, there's politics and there's talk about it all

Buzz around whether the city's film festival would take a stance on the war in Gaza has dominated conversation in recent days ...

Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle on Free Speech, Politics and a Festival Under Pressure: “Taken a Life of Its Own”

After a week of social media backlash, open letters and press conference flare-ups, the Berlin Film Festival director talks censorship claims, government funding and trying to keep the focus on film.

81 Artists, Including Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, Call Out Berlin Festival for “Silence” on Gaza

In an open letter, signed by Berlinale alumni including Tatiana Maslany, Peter Mullan, Mike Leigh, Nan Goldin and Adam McKay, the group accused the festival of "censoring artists who oppose Israel’s ...
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Over 80 Berlin Film Festival alumni sign open letter urging organisers to take stance on Gaza

BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - More than 80 actors, directors and other artists who have taken part in the Berlin Film Festival, including Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, signed an open letter to the ...

Tilda Swinton & Javier Bardem Among Filmmakers Behind Open Letter Calling On Berlinale To Condemn “Israel’s Genocide” In Gaza

Over 81 current and former Berlinale participants, including names like Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, signed the open letter.