DUBAI: More than 80 current and former participants of the Berlin International Film Festival, including Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Adam McKay, have signed an open letter condemning the festival’s “silence” on the Gaza “genocide.” The controversy began during the opening day press conference when jury president Wim Wenders was asked about the conflict in Gaza and the German government’s support for Israel.

The Berlin International Film Festival has issued a statement after what organisers described as a growing “media storm” linked to comments about the war in Gaza and the broader…

El comunicado de los cineastas insta al certamen “a que cumpla con su deber moral y manifieste claramente su oposición al genocidio de Israel y sus crímenes contra la humanidad”