Gaza
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«We aim to accommodate differing opinions and be welcoming towards them, even those critical of our role»
CPH:DOX: With its Head of Industry and Artistic Director, we discuss specific aspects of the CPH:DOX Industry programme, the secrets of a well-rounded festival, ensuring safety and free speech for all, and much more.
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No Other Land
PALESTINE: Receiving both awards and death threats, No Other Land is a poignant exploration of resistance, solidarity, and the quest for justice in a land marked by conflict.
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Death – more or less real
REALITY: We perceive reality very differently. So let me suggest three areas where reality is real, strong and direct for all of us. But also about what a newly translated book by Pier Paolo Pasolini says about film's contact with reality.
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Berlinale Film Workers call out festival hypocrisy; demand immediate ceasefire
A group of #Berlinale festival workers have issued a public call to action in response to the ongoing devastation in #Gaza. This group, consisting of 28 Berlinale employees from various departments such as Panorama, Generation, EFM, Forum, Berlinale Talents, and Berlinale Goes Kiez, demands an «immediate ceasefire» in Gaza, the «release of all hostages» and…
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Film workers unite for Palestine at 2024 Sundance Film Festival
At the 40th #Sundance Film Festival, a significant development took place as Film Workers for Palestine released an open letter, bringing attention to the ongoing #conflict in #Gaza. The group, consisting of professionals from various sectors of the film industry, utilised the festival’s platform to express their concerns and call for action. The letter provided…
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«You may end up with the only peace – being the peace of the graveyard.»
INTERVIEW: We are talking with the previous Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, the man who could have been prime minister in Britain, about current issues – like military build-up, Ukraine, Israel, climate justice and labour, security, democracy, citizen assemblies, and not least of all, hope for the future.
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When violence becomes the only way
POWER: According to Hannah Arendt, the use of violence, weapons, and bombs renders us politically voiceless. Can her particular analyses of power teach us anything about the violence being perpetrated from and in Gaza today?
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Citizen journalists
GAZA: Sheikh Jarrah describes how the Israeli authorities subsequently sought to silence the journalists. Here is a topical book - in connection with the murdered journalists in Gaza. The democratic function of the media is not always so democratic.
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It is time for festivals to endorse a BRAVE space over a SAFE one
IDFA: What is this obsession with creating a «safe space» for upcoming film festivals that is now circulating on social media? Who is scaring the world's institutions to speak up?