Javier Bardem's Pro-Palestine Stand and Freedom of Speech at the 2026 Oscars

No to war, Free Palestine.” This was the appeal made at the 2026 Oscars by Javier Bardem. Taking the stage to present the ...
PrideSource

Film festival sacrifices funds for freedom of expression

Due to state funding cuts for the Ann Arbor Film Festival, organizers will host an evening celebrating freedom of expression at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. "(The cut) came at ...
Variety

Berlinale Clarifies Position on Freedom of Expression, Including Showing Solidarity With Palestine: We ‘Welcome Different Points of View, Even if This Creates Tension or ...

As the Berlinale prepares to kick off its 75th edition on Thursday, the festival has clarified its position on freedom of expression, including when it comes to showing solidarity with Palestine. In a ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle Backed By 32 Global Film Festival Bosses in Open Letter: “Supporting Freedom of Expression Has Never Been More Important”

Film festival bosses from Cannes, Toronto, Telluride, San Sebastian, Tokyo, London and Locarno signed the letter, sent to press on Tuesday. By Lily Ford Global film festival bosses, including Cannes’ ...
Deadline.com

Neon CEO Tom Quinn Calls For Solidarity On Freedom Of Expression: “A Lot Of Our Fellow Executives… Are Not Holding The Line”

Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn has called for solidarity in the film industry to defend the right to freedom of expression, suggesting that some executives are failing to “hold the line”. Quinn ...
Cineuropa

TiDF Agora expands with cross-border initiatives, and a focus on advocacy and freedom of expression

03/03/2026 - From equity in co-productions and sustainability practices to XR development and filmmaker safety, Agora foregrounds collaboration, responsibility and structural change across the ...
Yahoo

Documentary Filmmakers Blast Proposal to Shut Down Miami Beach’s O Cinema: ‘An Attack on Freedom of Expression’

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner’s March 13 proposal to shut down the city’s nonprofit art house cinema, O Cinema, following screenings of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” is not sitting ...