Paramount criticized a recent pledge by over 4,000 entertainment industry professionals to boycott Israeli film institutions, emphasizing the importance of engagement over boycotts and condemning efforts to silence Israeli filmmakers amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Over 4,000 Hollywood professionals, including prominent actors and filmmakers, have signed an open letter pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions implicated in genocide and apartheid against Palestinians, reflecting a shift in public opinion and activism related to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Over 1,800 actors and entertainment industry professionals have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions, citing their complicity in human rights abuses against Palestinians amid the Gaza conflict, drawing parallels to historical boycotts like apartheid South Africa.
Over 1,000 filmmakers and actors, including Olivia Colman and Tilda Swinton, have signed a pledge to boycott certain Israeli film companies in protest against Israel's military actions in Gaza, following protests at the Venice Film Festival.
Over 1,300 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals, including Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, and Yorgos Lanthimos, have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions implicated in genocide and apartheid against Palestinians, citing moral and political reasons to oppose complicity in the ongoing conflict.
Over 1,200 film industry professionals, including Ava DuVernay and Olivia Colman, have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions implicated in genocide and apartheid against Palestinians, inspired by the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, to oppose complicity in human rights abuses.