The Booker Prize-winning author said Wenders' comments, that filmmakers "have to stay out of politics," were "jaw-dropping" ...

(JTA) — BERLIN — The renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy has announced she will not attend Berlin’s annual international film festival over its jury’s refusal to comment on the war in Gaza. Dozens of ...

The push back from Berlinale jury head Wim Wenders when it came to answering questions about politics sparked no shortage of ...

Statements made by members of the 2026 Berlinale’s jury at the event’s opening press conference last week have sparked controversy.

Jury chair Wim Wenders said filmmakers ‘have to stay out of politics’ when asked about German support for Israel’s war.

Jury president Wim Wenders’ comments that cinema should remain a non-political “counterweight” to politics has triggered ...

Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical ...

Screenwriter Arundhati Roy will not be attending the Berlin Film Festival this year after Jury president Wim Wenders suggested he and his fellow filmmakers should "stay out of politics." Roy was set ...

Roy said in a statement sent to AFP that she was ‘shocked and disgusted’ by responses from Wenders and other jury members to a question about the Palestinian territory at a press conference around las ...

From ‘honour’ killings to nuclear war, some screen works have led directly legislative action – despite what jury head Wenders suggested at the Berlin film festival ...

Indian author Arundhati Roy announced she is withdrawing from the Berlin International Film Festival after jury president Wim Wenders said cinema ...

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival sparked controversy as author Arundhati Roy quit over jury president Wim Wenders's comments on Gaza, causing widespread debate.