"The conference brought together festival director Tricia Tuttle and the seven people who will be selecting the winners of the Golden and Silver Bears: Jury president Wim Wenders, director of acclaimed films including "Wings of Desire" and the Oscar-nominated "Perfect Days," and his fellow jurors Nepalese director Min Bahadur; South Korean actor Bae Doona; Indian director, producer and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur; US director, screenwriter and producer Reinaldo Marcus Green; Japanese director, screenwriter and producer HIKARI and Polish producer Ewa Puszczynska."
"The livestream of the press conference was interrupted just as political journalist Tilo Jung asked the members of the jury how they felt about the Berlinale's and the German government's stance on Gaza. Referring to one of the jurors' previous comments on how cinema had the power to change the world, and noting that the festival does not happen in a vacuum, Jung reminded that "the Berlinale as an institution has famously shown solidarity with people in Iran and Ukraine, but never with Palestine, even today.""
"He went on to ask: "In light of the German government's support of the genocide in Gaza and its role as the main funder of the Berlinale, do you as a member of the jury" The livestream was cut off before the host of the podcast "Jung & Naiv" could end his question: "Do you as a member of the jury support this selective treatment of human rights?""
Hours before the Berlinale opened on February 12 with "No Good Men", a political controversy erupted during a morning press conference introducing the international jury. The jury included Wim Wenders as president and jurors Min Bahadur, Bae Doona, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Reinaldo Marcus Green, HIKARI and Ewa Puszczynska, with festival director Tricia Tuttle present. Political journalist Tilo Jung asked about the festival's and the German government's stance on Gaza, noting past solidarity with Iran and Ukraine but not Palestine. The livestream was cut just as Jung referenced alleged German government support of genocide in Gaza and asked whether jurors endorsed selective human-rights treatment.
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