Cate Blanchett, launching the Displacement Film Fund in partnership with the IFFR, highlights the pattern of authoritarian regimes suppressing culture as a precursor to broader civil liberties violations. The fund aims to support displaced filmmakers and refugees, granting $100,000 to five artists whose works will showcase at IFFR 2026. Blanchett's observations on the global decline of artistic freedom underlines the urgent need to protect cultural expression amidst rising censorship and governmental control over the arts, exemplified by recent political actions in the US and UK.
History has shown us that when authoritarian regimes start to curtail civil liberties, they first come for great acts of culture.
Oppression comes in many forms, and it's touching all our lives to greater and lesser degrees.
The metaphorical noses are always removed from statues. I think there's a cautionary tale to the way artists are silenced.
A recent report by Freemuse said artistic freedom was more threatened globally than ever, citing a culture of censorship.
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