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NewsVenice head Alberto Barbera says festival won’t disinvite guests for political views
“We’ve been asked to turn down invitations to artists – we will not do that, if they want to be here they will be here.”
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NewsGaza protests begin at Venice Film Festival red carpet
Political and grassroots organisations gathered on the festival’s first day.
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NewsNadav Lapid’s satire ‘Yes’ scores multiple sales following Directors’ Fortnight premiere
The film world premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar.
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NewsIlya Khrzhanovsky updates on ‘DAU’ films, talks Gaza conflict, Mubi funding criticism
“I love Israel, but what is happening on the West Bank and in Gaza is terrible.”
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NewsAlexander Rodnyansky’s personal Venice doc ‘Notes Of A True Criminal’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film depicts how Rodnyansky, once one of Russia’s leading producers, came to live in exile between Los Angeles and Kyiv.
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NewsPaolo Sorrentino addresses “genocide” in Gaza: “No film can prevent these things”
Sorrentino says he prefers Disney films to violent films; talks working with cinematographers.
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NewsMubi CEO Efe Cakarel addresses Sequoia investment criticism in open letter
Cakarel says Mubi profits do not fund other Sequoia portfolio companies.
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NewsLocarno’s Piazza Grande sees protest against war in Gaza ahead of screening
Demonstration took place ahead of the world premiere screening of Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s The Birthday Party, starring Willem Dafoe.
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NewsAki Kaurismäki, Joshua Oppenheimer, Nina Menkes among filmmakers to condemn Mubi’s ties with Sequoia Capital
Sequoia led a $100m investment in Mubi in May.
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NewsDocaviv artistic director Michal Weits recovering after missile hits Tel Aviv home
Weits was sheltering with her husband and two children in the safe room of their Tel Aviv house when it was hit on Sunday.
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NewsMubi responds to criticism of investment from Sequoia Capital
Mubi received investment from Sequoia Capital, which also invests in an Israeli defence technology startup.
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NewsIsraeli documentary coproduction market CoPro Film announces project lineup
The event runs in Tel Aviv from May 26-29.
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FeaturesIsraeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on his post-October 7 film ‘Yes’: "I can never run away from the war - it will follow me"
Its filmed in a war zone and is now premiering in Directors’ Fortnight.
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Reviews‘Mama’ review: A Polish domestic worker has a difficult return home from Israel
Writer/director Or Sinai’s composed character study is split between two countries, like its central character
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NewsCinephil boosts Cannes doc slate with ‘Natchez’, ‘Not Made For Politics’; sets ‘Red Zone’ first look
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Natchez’ is set in Mississippi while ‘Not Made For Politics’ is set in Belarussia.
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NewsNadav Lapid’s ‘Yes’ added to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Les Films du Losange will launch sales on the film at Cannes.
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NewsIsraeli Cannes Official Selection title ‘Mama’ secures sales representation
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the only Israeli film in Cannes Official Selection this year.
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NewsCannes ACID responds to death of Fatma Hassona, subject of 2025 film selection, killed in Gaza
“This is no longer the same film that we are going to support and present in all theaters.”
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NewsQumra 2025 gets underway with support for Palestine, Trump tariffs joke
“Winning an Oscar does not offer any safety from violent oppression by the occupation.”