US EditionActors, entertainers pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions over Gaza
The pledge, signed by over 1,300 film professionals including notable actors and directors, draws inspiration from anti-apartheid boycotts and cites the International Court of Justice's ruling on Gaza.
- More than 1,200 film professionals, including Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, are boycotting Israeli film institutions, citing their complicity in genocide and apartheid against Palestinians.
- The Film Workers for Palestine group aims to halt collaboration with Israeli festivals and production companies involved with the Israeli government.
- The boycott initiative emphasizes an urgent moral duty to address complicity in the suffering of Palestinians amid ongoing violence in Gaza.
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Olivia Colman and Josh O'Connor are among more than 1,200 Hollywood names who have signed a pledge not to cooperate with film institutions in Israel that are "involved in genocide" against Palestinians.
Over 3,400 film workers pledge boycott of Israeli film institutions over Gaza
More than 3,400 filmmakers have pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions. The pledge was posted by Film Workers for Palestine and has drawn support from some high-profile stars. Actress Emma Stone, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, actor Mark Ruffalo, “The Bear’s” Ayo Edebiri and Aimee Lou Wood from “The White Lotus” are among the thousands who signed. The group’s statement calls on film industry members to answer a direct appeal from Palestinian arti…
More than 1,500 film industry representatives, including actors Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, pledged in an open letter published on Monday to boycott Israeli film institutions that they said were "complicit in genocide" in the Gaza Strip.
Tilda Swinton, Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo are among the 1,500 international actors, directors and professionals in the area of cinema that have been publicized about the situation in Gaza.
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