Outgoing Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian has spoken out about the political discourse surrounding the festival’s closing ceremony this year. As the Berlinale handed out prizes on Saturday night, several winning filmmakers took the opportunity in their acceptance speeches to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, leading to backlash from both German politicians and festival organizers. Some who delivered said speeches, including Israeli “No Other Land” filmmaker Yuval Abraham, said that they had received death threats after the fact. During the ceremony, the Instagram of the festival’s Panorama section was also hacked to display messages that the festival said were...
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