The 2024 edition of the Berlinale continues to generate heated debate around Israel’s war in Gaza, with out-going Berlin festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian defending the Feb. 24 closing awards show speeches against mounting criticism from German politicians and media.
“This year’s festival was a place for dialogue and exchange for ten days; yet once the films stopped rolling, another form of communication has been taken over by politicians and the media, one which weaponizes and instrumentalizes antisemitism for political means,” Chatrian said in a letter posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.
The artistic chief argued statements made on stage at Saturday’s closing awards gala were protected under German freedom of speech laws.
“No matter our individual political convictions or beliefs, we should all keep in mind that freedom of speech is an essential part of what defines a democracy. The award ceremony on Saturday, February 24 has been...
“This year’s festival was a place for dialogue and exchange for ten days; yet once the films stopped rolling, another form of communication has been taken over by politicians and the media, one which weaponizes and instrumentalizes antisemitism for political means,” Chatrian said in a letter posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.
The artistic chief argued statements made on stage at Saturday’s closing awards gala were protected under German freedom of speech laws.
“No matter our individual political convictions or beliefs, we should all keep in mind that freedom of speech is an essential part of what defines a democracy. The award ceremony on Saturday, February 24 has been...
- 3/1/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The heated debate over the awards ceremony of this year’s Berlin Film Festival shows no signs of cooling down.
On Tuesday, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann called out the Berlinale for allowing what he called “antisemitic” statements to go unchallenged at the awards gala in Berlin Saturday night. Speaking to newspapers of Germany’s Funke media group, Buschmann said the film festival “suffered serious damage” as a result and suggested there could be criminal consequences for some of the statements and slogans.
The awards ceremony for the 74th Berlinale turned sharply political as one award winner after another used their festival platform to call out the Israeli government for its actions in the war in Gaza.
Ben Russell, co-director of Direct Action, winner of the best film in Berlin’s Encounters sidebar, used the word “genocide” to describe Israeli military action in the region. Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra, whose...
On Tuesday, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann called out the Berlinale for allowing what he called “antisemitic” statements to go unchallenged at the awards gala in Berlin Saturday night. Speaking to newspapers of Germany’s Funke media group, Buschmann said the film festival “suffered serious damage” as a result and suggested there could be criminal consequences for some of the statements and slogans.
The awards ceremony for the 74th Berlinale turned sharply political as one award winner after another used their festival platform to call out the Israeli government for its actions in the war in Gaza.
Ben Russell, co-director of Direct Action, winner of the best film in Berlin’s Encounters sidebar, used the word “genocide” to describe Israeli military action in the region. Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra, whose...
- 2/28/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin, Aug 25 (Ians) The German Cabinet has approved tougher state intervention measures ahead of an expected fresh wave of coronavirus infections this autumn.
These include the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks on aeroplanes and long-distance trains nationwide, reports dpa news agency.
Children between the ages of 6 and 14, as well as staff, will also be allowed to wear medical masks.
Masks are to be compulsory in clinics and nursing homes throughout Germany, and proof of a negative Covid test will be required before entry.
The federal states will be able to impose further protective requirements from October 1 to April 7, depending on the level of infection.
These include mandatory wearing of masks on local buses and trains and in other publicly accessible indoor areas.
There will be a mandatory exemption from the mask requirement if a person can present a negative test result when attending cultural, recreational or sporting events and in restaurants.
These include the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks on aeroplanes and long-distance trains nationwide, reports dpa news agency.
Children between the ages of 6 and 14, as well as staff, will also be allowed to wear medical masks.
Masks are to be compulsory in clinics and nursing homes throughout Germany, and proof of a negative Covid test will be required before entry.
The federal states will be able to impose further protective requirements from October 1 to April 7, depending on the level of infection.
These include mandatory wearing of masks on local buses and trains and in other publicly accessible indoor areas.
There will be a mandatory exemption from the mask requirement if a person can present a negative test result when attending cultural, recreational or sporting events and in restaurants.
- 8/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Berlin, Aug 25 (Ians) The German Cabinet has approved tougher state intervention measures ahead of an expected fresh wave of coronavirus infections this autumn.
These include the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks on aeroplanes and long-distance trains nationwide, reports dpa news agency.
Children between the ages of 6 and 14, as well as staff, will also be allowed to wear medical masks.
Masks are to be compulsory in clinics and nursing homes throughout Germany, and proof of a negative Covid test will be required before entry.
The federal states will be able to impose further protective requirements from October 1 to April 7, depending on the level of infection.
These include mandatory wearing of masks on local buses and trains and in other publicly accessible indoor areas.
There will be a mandatory exemption from the mask requirement if a person can present a negative test result when attending cultural, recreational or sporting events and in restaurants.
These include the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks on aeroplanes and long-distance trains nationwide, reports dpa news agency.
Children between the ages of 6 and 14, as well as staff, will also be allowed to wear medical masks.
Masks are to be compulsory in clinics and nursing homes throughout Germany, and proof of a negative Covid test will be required before entry.
The federal states will be able to impose further protective requirements from October 1 to April 7, depending on the level of infection.
These include mandatory wearing of masks on local buses and trains and in other publicly accessible indoor areas.
There will be a mandatory exemption from the mask requirement if a person can present a negative test result when attending cultural, recreational or sporting events and in restaurants.
- 8/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Berlin, Aug 25 (Ians) The German Cabinet has approved tougher state intervention measures ahead of an expected fresh wave of coronavirus infections this autumn.
These include the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks on aeroplanes and long-distance trains nationwide, reports dpa news agency.
Children between the ages of 6 and 14, as well as staff, will also be allowed to wear medical masks.
Masks are to be compulsory in clinics and nursing homes throughout Germany, and proof of a negative Covid test will be required before entry.
The federal states will be able to impose further protective requirements from October 1 to April 7, depending on the level of infection.
These include mandatory wearing of masks on local buses and trains and in other publicly accessible indoor areas.
There will be a mandatory exemption from the mask requirement if a person can present a negative test result when attending cultural, recreational or sporting events and in restaurants.
These include the mandatory wearing of FFP2 masks on aeroplanes and long-distance trains nationwide, reports dpa news agency.
Children between the ages of 6 and 14, as well as staff, will also be allowed to wear medical masks.
Masks are to be compulsory in clinics and nursing homes throughout Germany, and proof of a negative Covid test will be required before entry.
The federal states will be able to impose further protective requirements from October 1 to April 7, depending on the level of infection.
These include mandatory wearing of masks on local buses and trains and in other publicly accessible indoor areas.
There will be a mandatory exemption from the mask requirement if a person can present a negative test result when attending cultural, recreational or sporting events and in restaurants.
- 8/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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