Berlin Film Festival Issues Lengthy Statement Defending Jury & In Response To “Media Storm”: “Artists Should Not Be Expected To Speak On Every Political Issue Raised To Them”
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The Berlin Film Festival has issued a lengthy statement “in defense of our filmmakers, and especially our jury and jury President”, following what it describes as a “media storm that has swept over the Berlinale” in its first two days. The communiqué comes in response to criticism levelled at the jury, in particular President Wim […]