US EditionActors, entertainers pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions over Gaza
More than 1,300 film professionals pledge boycott of Israeli institutions over alleged complicity in apartheid and genocide against Palestinians, citing International Court of Justice rulings.
- Over 1,500 actors and film industry workers, including Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, pledged not to work with Israeli cinema bodies they claim are 'implicated in genocide' in Gaza, as stated in an open letter published on Monday.
- The pledge was organized by Film Workers for Palestine and cites institutions like the Jerusalem Film Festival as examples of complicity with the Israeli government.
- The statement emphasizes that the refusal targets institutional complicity, not individuals, and aims to support Palestinian filmmakers facing oppression.
- The International Court of Justice has recognized a 'plausible risk of genocide in Gaza,' reinforcing the urgency of the pledge against complicity in violence towards Palestinians.
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Over 3,400 film workers pledge boycott of Israeli film institutions over Gaza
More than 3,400 filmmakers have pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions. The pledge was posted by Film Workers for Palestine and has drawn support from some high-profile stars. Actress Emma Stone, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, actor Mark Ruffalo, “The Bear’s” Ayo Edebiri and Aimee Lou Wood from “The White Lotus” are among the thousands who signed. The group’s statement calls on film industry members to answer a direct appeal from Palestinian arti…
More than 1,500 film industry representatives, including actors Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, pledged in an open letter published on Monday to boycott Israeli film institutions that they said were "complicit in genocide" in the Gaza Strip.
Tilda Swinton, Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo are among the 1,500 international actors, directors and professionals in the area of cinema that have been publicized about the situation in Gaza.
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