Overview

• Published Sept. 8 by Film Workers for Palestine, the pledge has drawn roughly 1,200 signatories from across the global film and TV industry.
• Signers commit not to screen films, appear at, or work with Israeli festivals, cinemas, broadcasters or production companies they deem complicit in abuses.
• Organizers cite examples such as the Jerusalem Film Festival, Haifa International Film Festival, Docaviv and TLVFest for partnering with the Israeli government.
• The accompanying FAQ says the action targets institutional complicity rather than identity, allowing work with Israeli individuals and noting some Israeli entities are not considered complicit.
• Prominent signatories include Yorgos Lanthimos, Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Riz Ahmed and Joshua Oppenheimer, with organizers invoking the 1987 anti-apartheid film boycott and recent sector-wide statements on Gaza.