The uproar engulfing the Berlinale and its director, Tricia Tuttle, now threatens to inflict lasting damage on one of the world’s essential showcases for international independent cinema. The flashpoint, as is so often the case in cultural institutions today, is Israel-Gaza. And the arguments, as is increasingly the norm, are unfolding inside mutually exclusive media bubbles, each fortified by its own facts, its own outrage and little appetite for exchange. At the center stands the Berlinale, one of the industry’s key platforms — alongside Cannes, Venice and Toronto — and Tuttle, who took over in 2024 after a successful term...
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