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Filmmakers representing more than half the Brazilian short films have withdrawn their films in response to the call from Palestinian queers to boycott TLVFest over its role in pinkwashing Israel's crimes. A total of 19 filmmakers and producers withdrew from TLVFest this year. Eight Brazilian filmmakers have pulled their films from TLVFest, the Israeli government-partnered… Continue reading Mass Withdrawal of Brazilian Filmmakers From Israeli Government-Sponsored LGBT Film Festival

The pledge signed by over 130 queer filmmakers not to participate in TLVFest, the Israeli government sponsored LGBT film festival, has garnered widespread media coverage. See below a partial list: Film/Arts The Hollywood Reporter Hyperallergic Little White Lies ArtForum Queer outlets Pink News - UK Gay Star News - UK Out Magazine - US Bay… Continue reading Widespread Media Coverage of Queer Filmmaker Pledge Not to Participate in TLVFest

The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, or simply TLVFest, has run every year since 2006. Multiple times in recent years, there have been calls from Palestinian rights groups to boycott the festival over its funding from the Israeli Ministry of Culture. This year, that call has been more potent than ever, and more than 130 queer people from… Continue reading 130 Film Professionals Pledge to Boycott the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

More than 130 LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and film artists from 15 countries have signed a groundbreaking pledge committing not to participate in TLVFest, the Israeli government-sponsored LGBT film festival in Tel Aviv. The signatories affirm that LGBTQIA+ liberation “is intimately connected to the liberation of all oppressed peoples and communities” and commit “not to submit films or otherwise participate in… Continue reading 130 Queer Filmmakers Pledge Not to Participate in Israeli Government Sponsored LGBT Film Festival

A group of more than 130 names from the film world, including at least 100 LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and film artists, have signed a pledge to boycott TLVFest, Tel Aviv's government-sponsored LGBT film festival, in what they say is solidarity with Palestinian members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The pledge was organized by Palestinian queer organizations and… Continue reading 100-Plus LGBTQ Filmmakers to Boycott Israeli Festival