Overview

• Avati told Corriere della Sera that a march at the film festival will not change policy and that banning Gal Gadot or Gerard Butler does not foster peace.
• A "Palestina libera – Stop al genocidio" march crossed the Lido on Saturday, with organizers claiming more than 10,000 participants.
• Italian outlets reported that Carlo Verdone, Tony Servillo, Ferzan Ozpetek and Marco Bellocchio withdrew their signatures from the exclusion appeal.
• Avati criticized the use of the red carpet for political publicity and called the idea of excluding the two actors folly.
• Massimo Boldi said he declined to attend Venice to avoid politicization, and Giancarlo Giannini dismissed the appeal with a blunt expletive.