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Ken Loach withdraws from the Melbourne International Film Festival over Israeli funding
Philippa Hawker, The Age, July 18, 2009 – ENGLISH filmmaker Ken Loach has withdrawn his film Looking for Eric from the Melbourne International Film Festival because the festival receives funding from the Israeli Government. Loach told the festival if it did not reconsider the sponsorship, he would not allow the festival to screen his film. […]
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Email exchanges between Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’Brien and the Melbourne Film Festival organizers
PULSE Exclusive As you may have heard by now, British film legend Ken Loach has pulled out of the Melbourne Film Festival because the organizers” refusal to observe the cultural boycott of Israel. Following is an exchange of letters that took place between Loach, long-time co-writer Paul Laverty, co-producer Rebecca O”Brien and Richard Moore, the […]
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Melbourne film festival rejects Ken Loach anti-Israel pressure
By Haaretz Service British director Ken Loach has withdrawn his film Looking for Eric from the Melbourne International Film Festival to protest Israeli funding of another film participating in the festival. Loach demanded that the festival reject the Israeli Embassy’s sponsorship of Tatia Rosenthal to visit the festival to answer questions about her animation feature […]
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Israeli funding angers filmmaker
Philippa Hawker July 18, 2009 ENGLISH filmmaker Ken Loach has withdrawn his film Looking for Eric from the Melbourne International Film Festival because the festival receives funding from the Israeli Government. Loach told the festival if it did not reconsider the sponsorship, he would not allow the festival to screen his film. In a letter […]
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West Bank cancels Leonard Cohen concert in protest against Israel
Palestinian hosts call off Canadian singer’s gig amid claims it was a hollow attempt to ‘balance’ Tel Aviv performance * Rachel Shabi in Tel Aviv * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 July 2009 16.49 BST A Leonard Cohen concert planned in Ramallah on the West Bank in September has been cancelled after the artist became embroiled in […]
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“For Once, the Yes Men Say No”
by Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno July 1, 2009. Dear Friends at the Jerusalem Film Festival, We regret to say that we have taken the hard decision to withdraw our film, “The Yes Men Fix the World,” from the Jerusalem Film Festival in solidarity with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (http://www.bdsmovement.net/). This decision does […]
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Argentinian singer urged to cancel performance at Israeli festival
Open letter, PACBI, 11 July 2009 The following open letter was sent to Argentinian musician Leon Gieco by the The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) on 9 July 2009: The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is writing to express its grave concern about […]
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Leonard Cohen is not Playing in Ramallah!
PACBI Press Release Occupied Ramallah, 12 July 2009 PACBI has been heartened by the untiring efforts of BDS activists in the US and UK in organizing demonstrations and pickets at Leonard Cohen”s performances in advance of his planned concert in Tel Aviv later this summer. The call, “don”t Play Israel!” has been heard loud and […]
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Melbourne International Film Festival urged to not promote apartheid
Open letter, Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, 7 July 2009 The following open letter was sent to the Melbourne International Film Festival by the The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) on 5 July 2009: The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of […]
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Author Naomi Klein in Bil’in: Boycott Israel
Bil”in – Ma”an – Canadian author Naomi Klein called for an international boycott of Israel during a visit to the West Bank village of Bil”in on Friday, where she also attended a weekly demonstration against Israel”s separation wall. Klein held a news conference in Bil”in, which is known for its tenacious demonstrations against the Israeli […]
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