US EditionHollywood stars condemn Gaza 'genocide' on eve of Cannes Film Festival
- On April 16, 2024, Gazan photojournalist Fatima Hassouna and 10 relatives died in an Israeli air strike at their family home in Gaza.
- This occurred one day after Hassouna learned her documentary, directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, was selected for a Cannes Film Festival sidebar.
- The festival takes place more than six months after Hamas's October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel, which killed 1,218 people, mostly civilians, and led to a large-scale Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
- At least 52,787 people have died in Gaza during the continued Israeli offensive, which Reporters Without Borders accuses of massacring Palestinian journalists, while Israel claims targeting Hamas members.
- The Cannes Film Festival expressed horror and sorrow at the tragedy, with celebrities like Cate Blanchett drawing attention to the conflict, indicating ongoing international focus on the war's human toll.
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Costa-Gavras Join Gaza Protest at Cannes Festival
Yorgos Lanthimos, along with others in the film industry, decried the death of Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. Credit: Raph_PH. CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons/Raph_PH Over 350 film figures, including Greek directors Yorgos Lanthimos and Costa-Gavras, denounced “genocide” in Gaza in an open letter on Monday ahead of the Cannes Festival. “We cannot stay silent,” said the letter, backed by pro-Palestinian groups. “We cannot remain silent while g…
Hundreds of directors, writers, actors denounce Israeli genocide in Gaza and the film industry’s “silence,” “indifference” and “passivity”
The letter begins by calling attention to the fate of 25-year-old Fatma Hassoun, a Palestinian freelance photojournalist, murdered in an Israeli air strike on April 16.
'Let us rise up!' Hundreds of furious movie A-listers speak out at Cannes
On Monday, in the lead-up to the annual Cannes Film Festival in France, nearly 400 international actors, directors, and producers released an open letter condemning Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip.The letter—published by French newspaper Libération and U.S. magazine Variety—begins with Fatma Hassona a 25-year-old Palestinian freelance photojournalist killed in an Israeli military strike on April 16, 2025, just a day after it was announced th…
Juliette Binoche pays tribute to slain Gaza journalist at Cannes
French star Juliette Binoche, head of the Cannes film festival jury, paid tribute to slain Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, saying she "should have been with us tonight". Hassouna, who was killed in an Israeli air strike last month, is the subject of the documentary "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk", that will premiere in Cannes on Thursday by exiled Iranian director Sepideh Farsi. "In every region of …
Juliette Binoche honors slain Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna at Cannes opening ceremony
Juliette Binoche, French actress and president of the Cannes Film Festival jury, paid a heartfelt tribute to Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna at the festival’s opening ceremony on Tuesday. Binoche, visibly moved, expressed that Hassouna “should have been with us tonight” and honored the 25-year-old journalist, who was tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike last month. Speaking to a crowd of filmmakers, actors, and directors on the French …
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