In particular, the group takes issue with a previous festival statement on the crisis.
We want to hold the festival and ourselves to a higher standard.
Weve reached out to festival leadership for their response to the letter.
Berlinale PalastMichael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images.
136 people taken from Israel remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip.
The January 19 statement the staffers refer to was signed by Berlinale co-heads Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
The festivallater rescinded the invitations.
TheBerlin Film Festivalruns Feb 15 25.
We want to hold the festival and ourselves to a higher standard.
We join a global solidarity movement to demand an immediate ceasefire and call for the release of all hostages.
In short, call for peace and liberation.
We claim the 74.
