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Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix Among 4,000 Signatories of Film Workers for Palestine Boycott Pledge

Over 4,000 film industry professionals, including Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo, have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions, citing complicity in the Gaza crisis

International Business Times UK

Cinema and politics collide at Berlin Film Festival in row over Gaza war

Separating cinema and politics is proving difficult at the Berlin Film Festival, where once again Israel's military offensive in Gaza is dividing filmmakers. More than 90 actors and directors have signed an open letter condemning the organisers' reticence to speak out against what they call a "genocide" of Palestinians.

Radio France Internationale

'Superman' David Corenswet Joins 'Film Workers for Palestine' Campaign, Boycotts Israeli Projects

Superman star David Corenswet joins over 5,000 film workers in a pledge, boycotting Israeli institutions they accuse of complicity in 'genocide and apartheid'.

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Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films

More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’

The Guardian - UK

Hannah Einbinder and Javier Bardem among Emmy stars to call for Gaza ceasefire

After calling for a free Palestine in her Emmys acceptance speech, the Hacks star said ‘I feel like it is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel’

The Guardian - AU

Hollywood’s boycott of the Israeli film industry is an important turning point

STATE OF THE ARTS: Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo are among the stars who have signed up to an extraordinary boycott against the Israeli film industry, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll, but are these kinds of protests ever effective?

The Independent UK

Pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions draws signatures of top Hollywood actors and directors

Hundreds of prominent Hollywood figures have signed onto a pledge to boycott some Israeli film institutions

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Brian Cox and Paul Laverty join 1400 filmmakers boycotting Israel

Brian Cox and Paul Laverty have joined more than 1400 filmmakers in a pledge to end their industry's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza ...

The National (Scotland)

Olivia Colman among 1,300 refusing to work with firms ‘implicated in genocide’

The Film Workers For Palestine pledge was also signed by the likes of Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Julia Sawalha and Miriam Margolyes.

Evening Standard

Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo among Hollywood actors and film workers boycotting Israeli firms

The Film Workers For Palestine pledge was also signed by the likes of Javier Bardem and Aimee Lou Wood

The Independent UK

Free Palestine March Planned In Los Angeles Ahead Of Oscars

Free Palestine march in LA during Oscars calls for ceasefire and Palestinian liberation. Join the movement for peace and justice.

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