Overview

• Wearing a keffiyeh, Bardem cited the International Association of Genocide Scholars in calling events in Gaza a genocide and said, “Free Palestine.”
• He aligned with Film Workers for Palestine and said he will not work with companies or institutions he views as complicit or that justify the actions in Gaza.
• The pledge urges industry professionals to refuse work with Israeli film institutions and companies described by organizers as implicated in genocide and apartheid.
• Paramount issued a Sept. 12 statement rejecting efforts to boycott Israeli filmmakers, saying silencing artists based on nationality does not advance peace.
• Film Workers for Palestine accused Paramount of misrepresenting the pledge, as other Emmys attendees displayed Artists4Ceasefire messages, and media tallies of signatories ranged from about 1,300 to more than 4,000.