Overview

• The Film Workers for Palestine open letter had more than 4,000 signatories by Wednesday, with names such as Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Ava DuVernay, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jonathan Glazer and Olivia Colman.
• Signers vow to refuse work with Israeli festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies they deem complicit, while stating the pledge does not bar collaboration with individual Israeli filmmakers.
• The pledge cites 2025 International Court of Justice findings, including a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza and an opinion deeming Israel’s presence in the occupied territory unlawful, which Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejects as one‑sided.
• Israeli film leaders and producers call the boycott counterproductive and say it sidelines creators who are often critical of their government and sympathetic to Palestinians.
• Organizers invoke anti‑apartheid cultural boycotts as precedent, and coverage notes the letter does not mention Hamas or the Israeli hostages.