US EditionHollywood stars condemn Gaza 'genocide' on eve of Cannes Film Festival
- At the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, celebrities condemned the Gaza conflict amid the screening of a documentary about a Gazan photojournalist killed in an Israeli air strike.
- This event follows Hamas's assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in over 1,200 deaths and triggered a large Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, causing tens of thousands of deaths.
- The film, directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, centers on a young photojournalist from Gaza who was tragically killed alongside ten family members in an airstrike on April 16, just one day after she learned her documentary had been chosen for a section at the Cannes Film Festival.
- The Israeli military operation has resulted in the deaths of over 52,000 individuals in Gaza, with the majority being civilians, based on figures from the health ministry controlled by Hamas and considered credible by the United Nations. Additionally, Reporters Without Borders has accused the Israeli forces of committing a "massacre" against Palestinian journalists.
- These events and celebrity statements, including Cate Blanchett's red carpet appearance and Tilda Swinton's condemnation of "internationally enabled mass murder," indicate ongoing international attention and controversy surrounding the conflict and its representation at Cannes.
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Costa-Gavras Join Gaza Protest at Cannes Festival
Yorgos Lanthimos, along with others in the film industry, decried the death of Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. Credit: Raph_PH. CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons/Raph_PH Over 350 film figures, including Greek directors Yorgos Lanthimos and Costa-Gavras, denounced “genocide” in Gaza in an open letter on Monday ahead of the Cannes Festival. “We cannot stay silent,” said the letter, backed by pro-Palestinian groups. “We cannot remain silent while g…
Hundreds of directors, writers, actors denounce Israeli genocide in Gaza and the film industry’s “silence,” “indifference” and “passivity”
The letter begins by calling attention to the fate of 25-year-old Fatma Hassoun, a Palestinian freelance photojournalist, murdered in an Israeli air strike on April 16.
'Let us rise up!' Hundreds of furious movie A-listers speak out at Cannes
On Monday, in the lead-up to the annual Cannes Film Festival in France, nearly 400 international actors, directors, and producers released an open letter condemning Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip.The letter—published by French newspaper Libération and U.S. magazine Variety—begins with Fatma Hassona a 25-year-old Palestinian freelance photojournalist killed in an Israeli military strike on April 16, 2025, just a day after it was announced th…
Juliette Binoche pays tribute to slain Gaza journalist at Cannes
French star Juliette Binoche, head of the Cannes film festival jury, paid tribute to slain Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, saying she "should have been with us tonight". Hassouna, who was killed in an Israeli air strike last month, is the subject of the documentary "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk", that will premiere in Cannes on Thursday by exiled Iranian director Sepideh Farsi. "In every region of …
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