Hundreds of film professionals pledge not to work with Israel over genocide and apartheid

Hundreds of actors, directors and other film industry professionals say they will not work with Israeli film institutions that the say are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”.

“We pledge not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions—including festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies—that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people," the statement, first reported by The Guardian said.

"In this urgent moment of crisis, where many of our governments are enabling the carnage in Gaza, we must do everything we can to address complicity in that unrelenting horror," the statement added. 

Signatories include film-maker Yorgos Lanthimos and actors Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, and Tilda Swinton. The pledge had 1,200 signers as of Sunday night.