News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
A nd now for the other shoe. Just when pro-Palestinian activists are busy denouncing the Toronto International Film Festival for showcasing Tel Aviv's film culture, let's give a big welcome to Samuel Maoz...Maoz, 47, was just off the plane from...
News Source: Times of Oman
| 2 months ago
A controversy over the Toronto film festival's spotlight on Tel Aviv eclipsed huge praise for Egyptian filmmakers Tuesday after at least one Egyptian film was pulled from the lineup. First-time feature director Ahmad Abdalla withdrew his film "...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
Dear Robert, Thanks for your two interesting letters of last week, responding to our Toronto Declaration . For me, the 1000+ signatories are an inspiring and eclectic group, reading like the cast list of a new Guy Maddin movie (David Bryne, Julie...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
Gil Cohen Magen, Reuters Thousands march in Tel Aviv's annual Gay Pride parade on June 12. Unlike Naomi Klein, I am not a professional agitator and I don't write political missives for a living. I am, however, a filmmaker and I have a very long...
News Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
| 2 months ago
The list of luminaries opposing a group that has criticized the Toronto International Film Festival's spotlight on Tel Aviv reads like a Hollywood Who's Who...Titled "We don't need another blacklist," the statement applauds the festival's decision...
News Source: Toronto Star
| 2 months ago
Raju Mudhar Entertainment Reporter It's Jerry Seinfeld and Natalie Portman against Jane Fonda and Viggo Mortensen. The battlefield: the Toronto International Film Festival. The subject: Tel Aviv and the Israeli government's actions in Gaza.