Roger Waters, Guy Pearce, Annie Ernaux Urge Venice Fest to Take “Concrete Action” for Palestine in Open Letter
The letter urges transparency, suspended ties with Israeli-linked institutions and protections for workers who refuse complicity.
- High-Profile artists including Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters and Nobel-winning writer Annie Ernaux signed an open letter to the 83rd Venice Film Festival and Venice Biennale, urging "concrete action" in support of Palestine.
- Organized by the Venice4Palestine collective, the appeal follows similar lobbying efforts last year, aiming to bring Palestinian resistance to the center of public discourse during the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
- Signatories demand the festival fly the Palestinian flag to honor films by Ahmed Hassouna and Muayad Alayan, while calling for transparency in supply chains and severed ties with institutions linked to the Israeli government.
- Festival organizers have not commented on the letter, though the Venice Film Festival recently added the documentary Naza to its lineup, described as revealing "the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza."
- On September 8, the Venice4Palestine collective will host a panel titled "Yet Gaza Continues to Burn," reflecting broader industry pressure on European festivals to address humanitarian crises and political conflict.
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In conjunction with preparations for the launching of the 83rd Venice Film Festival, more than 200 artists and prominent cultural figures around the world have signed an open letter calling for the administration of the festival to support the Palestinian people.
Roger Waters, Annie Ernaux among 200 urging Venice festival: 'Act for Palestine'
The Venice4Palestine group also called for a Palestinian flag to be flown throughout the festival, which will feature two Palestinian films, and for agreements with Israeli government-linked institutions to be suspended
Alia Shawkat, Guy Pearce and Over 200 More Sign Open Letter to 'Put Palestine in the Spotlight' at Venice Film Festival
"We ask the exhibition to also hoist the Palestinian flag for the duration of the festival," the letter says ahead of the Sept. 2 festival launch The post Alia Shawkat, Guy Pearce and Over 200 More Sign Open Letter to ‘Put Palestine in the Spotlight’ at Venice Film Festival appeared first on TheWrap.
Roger Waters joins over 100 artists demanding support for Gaza at Venice Film Festival
It’s been a rough season for organizers of some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, as many artists are calling for greater political involvement in the face of growing political and humanitarian crises around the globe. The latest event facing pressure to take a stand on something other than artistic quality is the venerable Venice Film Festival, which received an open letter from various high-profile figures this week demanding act…
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