US EditionVenice: Mass Protest Against Gaza War Hits Festival
About 3,000 activists marched peacefully to urge the Venice Film Festival to highlight Palestinian voices and denounce the Gaza conflict, organizers said.
- On August 30, thousands of pro-Palestinian activists marched at the Venice Lido during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, staging a noisy but peaceful demonstration with carnival-like elements.
- Venice4Palestine's open letter drew over 2,000 signatures from film professionals including Guillermo del Toro and Todd Field, urging the festival to denounce what organisers called genocide and support Palestinian voices.
- The march came within around 1,000 feet of the red carpet area at the Palazzo del Cinema and shut down main Lido roads, but Italian police blocked access outside the Quattro Fontane with riot units and vans.
- Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera told reporters the festival will not disinvite artists despite the Gaza demonstrations, while Venice jury president Alexander Payne said `I'm here to judge and talk about cinema`.
- The demonstration underscores a growing pattern of festival politicisation, marking a significant escalation with Venice4Palestine's protest following similar moves at Cannes and last year's Pablo Larrán's Maria red carpet sit-in.
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Instrumentalising a Festival: Pro-Palestinian Activism Hijacks Venice
In a rare politicisation of the event, the Venice Film Festival was turned into the stage for a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Saturday, August 30th, with organisers Venice4Palestine describing it as “possibly the largest protest ever seen at a major film event.” As Italian conservative outlet Il Giornale pointed out, the people behind the Venice4Palestine initiative have decided to remain anonymous, although they are believed to be active in …
"But do we really think that a march in Venice during the Film Festival can change things? " Pupi Avati foccia without appeal the demonstration "Palestina libera " stop the genocide ", which yesterday afternoon crossed the Venice Lido with over 10,000 participants according to the organizers of the procession. Present among others Michele Riondino and Tecla Insolia, the director Carolina Cavalli, cartoonist Zerocalcare, the actresses Benedetta P…
‘You are all an audience to genocide’: Gaza protesters confront Venice Film Festival glamour
VENICE, Aug 31 — Thousands of people protested last night against Israel’s siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma.Organised by left-wing political groups in northeast Italy, the demonstration began in the early evening a few kilometres from the festival where top Hollywood talent from George Clooney and Julia Roberts to Emma Stone have walked the red carpet …
A major gathering denouncing the Israeli army's actions was held on Saturday, August 30, during the film festival.
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