Director rejects award over Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza
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Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania refused the "Most Valuable Film" award at the Cinema for Peace gala in Berlin, protesting what she called international political cover for Israel's "genocidal war in Gaza." Ben Hania stated that the killing of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, was part of a systematic genocide and demanded accountability. She criticized the complicity of powerful governments and institutions in the deaths of Rajab, her family, and paramedics. Ben Hania left the award on stage, refusing to let her documentary be used for "image-laundering" while mass civilian killings continue. Her protest follows an open letter signed by over 80 film professionals criticizing the Berlin International Film Festival regarding the conflict.
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