Hundreds of film-makers back Berlinale director in row over winners’ Gaza comments

Tilda Swinton among those to sign petition supporting Tricia Tuttle, who reportedly faces sack after pro-Palestine speeches at gala Prominent directors and actors have rallied in support of the American head of the Berlin film festival in response to reports she could be sacked over comments by award winners criticising the war in Gaza and the German government’s support for Israel. Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media, Wolfram Weimer, convened a crisis meeting on T...

By Deborah Cole