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Berlinale Director Carlo Chatrian Says Closing Ceremony Discourse Has Been ‘Taken Over’ to ‘Weaponize Antisemitism for Political Means’

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Ellise Shafer Outgoing Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian has spoken out about the political discourse surrounding the festival’s closing ceremony this year.

As the Berlinale handed out prizes on Saturday night, several winning filmmakers took the opportunity in their acceptance speeches to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Instagram of the Berlinale’s Panorama section was also hacked to display messages that the festival said were antisemitic.

This led to backlash from both German politicians and festival organizers, with the Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, writing on X: “What happened yesterday at the Berlinale was an unacceptable relativization.

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