It’s a wrap! The premier edition of Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) lived up to its promise of setting a precedent, and it did so in a big way. QCP made history as a first-ever global queer initiative centering Palestinian artists and standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality. QCP… Continue reading Queer Cinema for Palestine 2021 Made History
Filmmakers representing more than half the Brazilian short films have withdrawn their films in response to the call from Palestinian queers to boycott TLVFest over its role in pinkwashing Israel's crimes.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
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
QUEER CINEMA FOR PALESTINE 