“To withdraw the invitation to Gerard Butler, Gal Gadot and to any artist or celebrities who publicly and actively support the genocide in Gaza”. This is the content of the appeal launched by the collective Venice4Palestine (V4P) on the eve of Venice Film Festival 2025.
The open letter, signed by about 1,500 between actors, directors and activistsfrom Valeria Golino to Matteo Garrone, asks the Biennale not only to exclude the two interpreters of In The Hand of Dante by Julian Schnabel, who publicly support the Israeli government, but also to reserve that space for one Delegation of Palestinian artistsinvited to parade on the red carpet with the Palestinian flag.
There Venice BiennaleIn response, he reiterated his vocation to be an open and attentive place of comparison to urgent issues, citing precedents such as the latest editions of the Biennial Architecture, Art and the exhibition itself. However, a position that the promoters of the appeal consider insufficient, as they are without explicit references to Palestine, genocide or state of Israel.
The text recognizes the planned presence of works such as The Voice of Hind Rajab Of Kaouther Ben Haniabut the inclusion of personalities who have expressed material or ideological support for Israeli military actions is contested.
The parallel sections of the Festival, Days of the authors And Criticism Weekwelcomed the initiative with opening. V4P also asked that well -known Palestinian artists can intervene during the inaugural ceremony to offer their testimony.
The collective finally supports the event «Stop the genocide – Palestine Libera »expected the August 30 at the Lido of Veniceand invites the Biennale to favor its development.
Source: Vanity Fair
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