Current sectionArt & Culture'Guilty by Virtue of My Identity' Nadav Lapid, a frequent critic of Israeli policy in both his films and public comments, was set to head the jury at Marseille's FID festival before 10 filmmakers threatened to withdraw their films. Hundreds of colleagues signed a petition backing himShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNirit Anderman10:37 PM • June 08 2026 IDTA French film festival has rescinded Israeli director Nadav Lapid's invitation to serve as a judge due to pressure from pro-Palestinian filmmakers who said they would withdraw their films if he participated.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel boycottIsrael cultureFranceIsraeli moviesPro-Palestinian protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesNetanyahuTrumpLebanonIran spiesBen-Gurion Flights HaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Director Dropped From French Festival Jury Amid pro-Palestinian PressureTribeca Condemns Palestinian 'Dog Rape' Joke by Israeli Film's ProducerBibi-ism: The Concept That Changed Israeli Politics – Mostly for the WorseCreator of 'Persepolis,' Marjane Satrapi, Has 'Died of Sadness' at 56'We Confuse Them': BDS Can't Decide What to Do About This Israeli BandRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know About'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report SaysThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza