Overview
- Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer said Tricia Tuttle told him she could hardly continue in a "poisoned" climate, citing political tensions around the festival.
- An extraordinary supervisory-board session last week ended without removing Tuttle, with further talks scheduled for mid‑week.
- Weimer is pushing discussions on a Berlinale code of conduct as well as personnel and organizational changes to curb politically charged onstage actions and protect juries, staff and artists.
- The latest dispute was triggered when prizewinner Abdallah Alkhatib accused Germany of being a partner in genocide in Gaza during his speech, prompting applause, boos and the environment minister’s exit.
- Hundreds of filmmakers, including a group of Israeli signatories and major film academies, publicly backed Tuttle, while tabloid Bild advanced unverified claims of an 'antisemitism scandal' and a planned dismissal.