US EditionBerlin Film Festival director to stay in role after Gaza tensions
Tricia Tuttle retains leadership of the Berlinale after backlash over Abdallah Al-Khatib's Gaza remarks, with thousands of filmmakers backing her amid calls for reform.
- On Wednesday, the German culture minister's office announced Tricia Tuttle will remain director of the Berlinale after a KBB meeting, Weimer said she will continue her work.
- The controversy began when Syrian-Palestinian filmmaker Abdallah Al-Khatib accused Germany of complicity in 'genocide' in Gaza at the closing ceremony, and Tricia Tuttle faced criticism for posing with the team behind Chronicles from the Siege.
- Heated debate at the festival included Wim Wenders, jury president and acclaimed German director, saying cinema should 'stay out of politics', prompting Arundhati Roy to withdraw and thousands of filmmakers to support Tuttle after Bild reported Weimer sought her removal.
- The supervisory board of the Berlinale reaffirmed confidence in Tuttle, who said she would carefully consider the board's recommendations, following her two-year leadership. Wolfram Weimer said Tuttle had 'put a great deal of energy into setting a new course.'
- Looking to the festival's future, officials outlined recommendations for "strengthening" the Berlinale, including a new code of conduct, which Tuttle said she will carefully consider.
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Berlin film festival chief to remain in job after Gaza row
The head of Berlin's international film festival will stay in the post despite controversy over a film director's anti-Israel remarks at the event, the German culture minister's office said Wednesday.
Berlin Film Festival director to stay in role after Gaza tensions
Berlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle will remain in her role but has been given a set of new guidelines, a statement said on Wednesday, after tensions over Gaza overshadowed the event in February.
After a dispute over Gaza rallies, resignation demands and international solidarity, Berlinale CEO Tricia Tuttle remains in office. The crisis is now leading to new rules for state-sponsored cultural events.
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