FID Marseille: Nadav Lapid withdraws after boycott call, festival continues
At the FID Marseille film festival, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdrew after a boycott call. The festival, despite protests and the president being booed at the opening ceremony, reaffirmed its role as a laboratory for contemporary cinema research.
Key facts
- Nadav Lapid withdrew from FID Marseille after a boycott call.
- The festival president was booed during the opening ceremony.
- The event confirmed its vocation as a research laboratory for contemporary cinema.
- Militant speeches occurred at the festival.
Entities
Artists
- Nadav Lapid
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Justine Triet
- Jacques Audiard
- Natalie Portman
- Judith Lou Lévy
Institutions
- FID Marseille
- Le Monde
- AFP
- Les Films du Bal
- Cannes Quinzaine des Cinéastes
Locations
- Marseille
- France
- Israel
- Gaza