Overview

• A letter published Sept. 8 in The Guardian by Film Workers for Palestine urges industry professionals to stop working with Israeli film institutions alleged to be complicit in abuses in Gaza.
• Signatories include Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ayo Edebiri, Tilda Swinton, Ava DuVernay, Riz Ahmed and Josh O’Connor.
• The call targets festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production and distribution companies, citing the Jerusalem Film Festival and Docaviv as examples.
• The statement stresses that the boycott focuses on institutional complicity rather than individuals of Israeli nationality and says it responds to appeals from Palestinian filmmakers.
• The initiative follows earlier artist petitions at Cannes (about 900 signatures) and Venice4Palestine (about 2,000), with no immediate responses or policy changes reported from the named Israeli institutions.