US EditionIsraeli Film Industry Leaders Call Growing Boycott “Counterproductive”
Nearly 4,000 film industry professionals, including Oscar winners, boycott Israeli institutions citing allegations of apartheid and genocide against Palestinians amid government denials.
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Hollywood stars among thousands who join pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions 'implicated in genocide'
An open letter from a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine had amassed more than 4,000 signatures as of Wednesday, with a slew of Hollywood stars and filmmakers pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions that have been “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.”
More than 4,000 film artists, including stars like Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem and Emma Stone, are refusing to collaborate with Israeli companies involved in committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Actors, directors, screenwriters and producers signed a statement issued by a collective called Film Workers for Palestine. "We recognize the power of film to shape perceptions. At this urgent moment of crisis, when many of our government…
From Joaquin Phoenix to Emma Stone, more than 3800 film figures signed the commitment to the boycott published in "the Guardian" on Monday. The representatives of the Israeli writer's association consider the gesture "counterproductive".
Israeli Film Industry Leaders Call Growing Boycott “Counterproductive”
The response comes as nearly 4,000 figures from the international film and TV landscape — including high-profile Oscar, Emmy and Palm d’Or winners — have pledged not to work with Israeli counterparts they deem “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.”
Israeli artists react to filmmakers' boycott: 'We aren't doing enough'
The Israeli Producers Association claims that the signers of the manifesto are directing their barbs at the wrong people. On the other hand, leading Israeli directors admit that while their films will suffer, 'the price is worth the chance of bringing an end to the bloodshed'
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