US EditionHundreds Of Italian Cinema Industry Professionals Pressure Venice Film Festival Over Gaza Crisis
Hundreds of filmmakers under Venice4Palestine urge the Venice Film Festival to condemn the Israeli military campaign causing over 61,000 deaths in Gaza, calling for Palestinian narratives to be highlighted.
- Venice4Palestine sent an open letter to the Biennale di Venezia on Friday, urging a clear condemnation of alleged genocide in Gaza as the 82nd Venice International Film Festival kicks off Aug. 27.
- The open letter cites the humanitarian toll, saying images from Gaza have cost the lives of nearly 250 Palestinian media workers in recent months and at least 61,000 people in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel's military campaign.
- Leading Italian auteurs have signed the appeal, including Marco Bellocchio, Alba and Alice Rohrwacher, Matteo Garrone, Toni Servillo, Ken Loach, Abel Ferrara, Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser, while the festival features Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab this year.
- The Biennale press office replied that the festival has historically fostered open discussion and highlighted last year's Israeli director Dani Rosenberg's Of Dogs and Men, underscoring engagement with pressing issues.
- The letter asks the festival to host events highlighting Palestinian narratives with a constant backdrop of conversations, while Artisti #NoBavaglio calls a 'stop genocide' protest on August 30 at Venice Lido amid Western nations preparing Palestine recognition at the United Nations meeting in September.
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Filmmakers urge Venice Film Festival to take stand on Gaza
DUBAI: Hundreds of filmmakers and cultural figures have rallied behind an open letter demanding the Venice Film Festival break its silence on Gaza, calling on it to take a “clear and unambiguous stand” against what they denounce as genocide and ethnic cleansing. The appeal, organized under the banner of Venice4Palestine, was sent to the Venice film festival umbrella
Hundreds of Italian and international film workers are demanding that the Venice Film Festival condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza and “open up to Palestinian voices.” The festival’s management quickly responded that it is “open to dialogue” and is highlighting films about the conflict being shown at this year’s edition of the festival.
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Venice Film Festival Responds to Pro-Palestine Open Letter From International Filmmakers, Saying It Is ‘Open to Dialogue’
A large group of mostly Italian film industry professionals, including auteurs Marco Bellocchio, Matteo Garrone and Alice Rohrwacher, has launched an appeal for the Venice Film Festival to take a more active pro-Palestinian stance. The group, gathered under the banner of V4P (Venice4Palestine), on Saturday published an open letter urging the fest’s parent organization, the Venice […]
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