{"id":318917,"date":"2026-02-18T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/filmmakers-condemn-berlinale-film-festival-for-silence-over-gaza-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:00:34","slug":"filmmakers-condemn-berlinale-film-festival-for-silence-over-gaza-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/filmmakers-condemn-berlinale-film-festival-for-silence-over-gaza-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmakers condemn Berlinale film festival for &#8216;silence&#8217; over Gaza | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-mROCdr4-Rk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Filmmakers condemn Berlinale film festival for 'silence' over Gaza | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-mROCdr4-Rk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 80 actors, directors, and writers who are current or former participants of the Berlinale, Germany\u2019s Berlin International Film Festival, have signed an open letter criticizing the organization for its \u201cinstitutional silence\u201d and \u201ccensorship\u201d regarding the war in Gaza.<br \/>\nThe letter was issued in response to comments by the head of this year\u2019s festival jury, German filmmaker Wim Wenders, who last week addressed a journalist\u2019s question about the festival\u2019s lack of a public statement on Gaza by saying that the festival \u201cshould stay out of politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#Berlinale #berlinfilmfestival #wimwenders<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 80 actors, directors, and writers who are current or former participants of the Berlinale, Germany\u2019s Berlin International Film Festival, have signed an open letter criticizing the organization for its \u201cinstitutional silence\u201d and \u201ccensorship\u201d regarding the war in Gaza. 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