The Berlinale accused of serving as a platform to spread anti-Semitism. Statements by filmmakers during the Berlinale ceremony accusing Israel of "genocide" in Gaza caused controversy on Sunday.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in Berlin, and this also applies to artists,” denounced the mayor of the German capital, Kai Wegner, on his X account. The Berlin film festival is mainly financed by the German government, which, due to the Nazi horrors, placed the defense of Israel as a reason of state.