Filmmakers Defend Israeli Director Nadav Lapid Against Boycott
Natalie Portman, Justine Triet, and Jacques Audiard, among others, have signed an open letter defending Israeli director Nadav Lapid against a planned boycott. Lapid withdrew from a film festival jury due to the boycott, which the signatories described as intimidation tactics.
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Natalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard Defend Boycotted Israeli Director Nadav Lapid: ‘We are Witnessing the Proliferation of Tactics of Intimidation’
Natalie Portman, Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Arthur Harari (“The Unknown”) and Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”) are among more than 350 film industry figures who have signed an open letter condemning the cultural boycott of Israeli director Nadav Lapid. The latter is a fierce critic of […]
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Read full article →Natalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard Sign Open Letter Opposing Boycott of Israeli Director Nadav Lapid
Lapid was set to attend the Marseille International Film Festival in July as part of the jury, but pulled out following pressure from pro-Palestinian filmmakers.
By Scott Roxborough
Read full article →Israeli Director Nadav Lapid Pulls Out Of Marseille Film Festival Jury Over Planned Boycott
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid has dropped out of jury duty at this year’s Marseille Film Festival after several filmmakers set to screen films at the fest withdrew their films to protest Lapid’s presence as part of a cultural boycott of Israel. The festival criticized the planned boycott this afternoon in a statement, noting that Lapid […]
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