The statement came after the Berlinale's jury president, German director Wim Wenders, answered a question on Gaza last week by saying: 'We cannot really enter the field of politics.' Signatories include Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton.

La organización y la directora del festival, Tricia Tuttle, publican sendos textos que responden a las críticas a actores y cineastas que rehúsan hablar de la situación actual…

Berlinale head says artists should not be pushed into soundbites after author quit over president’s remarks that film-makers should ‘stay out of politics’