US EditionPetition in Support of Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle Grows to Almost 700 Film Industry Insiders
- Nearly 700 industry figures signed a petition supporting Tricia Tuttle, Berlinale director, just hours after the KBB Supervisory Board called a special meeting for Thursday morning.
- Criticism focused on statements from the stage, not festival leadership, after jury president Wim Wenders said at the opening press conference filmmakers `have to stay out of politics`; a photograph showing a Palestinian flag also drew criticism this year.
- Among the signatories are nearly 700 film industry insiders, including Oscar-winning director Sean Baker, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes, and Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton.
- The petition warns that convening an extraordinary meeting to decide festival leadership risks more than a single appointment, as personnel consequences could signal political pressure on cultural institutions and threaten artistic freedom and democratic discourse.
- The Berlinale has long been socially engaged, using film to make conflicts visible and ask audiences to endure ambiguity, especially in times of global crisis, with remarks made by invited filmmakers, not leadership.
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After a crisis meeting of the supervisory board, the future of American Tricia Tuttle at the helm of the Berlinale is still in question. "Discussions on the future direction of the Berlinale will continue in the coming days," is the only verdict at the moment.
The departure of Tricia Tuttle as the director of the Berlin Film Festival remains a rumor. However, the festival is still in a crisis that threatens its existence – and the damage is already there.
In a joint statement, more than 500 staff members of the Berlinale supported Festival Director Tricia Tuttle.
The German federal government confirms Tricia Tuttle as Berlinale Director, but wants to continue the "talk" with her. More serenity would be appropriate
More than 500 employees at the Berlinale International Film Festival today publicly supported director Tricia Tuttle after it emerged she could be replaced over her pro-Palestinian activism at this year's festival. Actors and filmmakers have also expressed their support, foreign news agencies report.
Tricia Tuttle is still in office. After a crisis meeting, she has not yet dismissed Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer. If she is considered too unpolitical, she is again too political, quite popular.
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