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Thousands of Hollywood figures signed an open letter denouncing the use of the word genocide to describe Israel’s Gaza response, prompting a rival letter in defense of Mark Ruffalo and highlighting a broader fight that intersects with merger drama and the upcoming Oscar season.
At Berlinale, almost 300 films are on display, but coverage has been dominated by politics—questions about Gaza, Israeli policy, and democratic rights—sparking backlash over filmmakers’ role and prompting defenses from festival leaders while signees like Arundhati Roy and other stars urge stronger stands; organizers emphasize keeping cinema in focus as heated exchanges and open letters reveal the festival’s fraught relationship with politics.