Dear Filmmakers, musicians and artists around the world,

I wanted to tell you about an open letter signed by over 300 leading entertainers and entertainment industry professionals from around the world in support of our humble film festival in Tel Aviv.

Signatories of the open letter include:
Oscar Award Winner Dame Helen Mirren, Mila Kunis, Sia, Debra Messing,
Billy Porter (Pose), Neil Patrick Harris, Zachary Quinto,  Édgar Ramírez, Mayim Bialik, Phil Rosenthal, Sherry Lansing (Former CEO, Paramount Pictures), Wieland Speck (Filmmaker, ex Berlinale Panorama Director),  Stephan Elliott (Director, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert),  Michel Franco (Memory, After Lucia, Sundown), Eli Roth (Director, Hostel, Cabin Fever),
Greg Berlanti (Director/producer, Love Simon), João Pedro Rodrigues (Will-o’-the-Wisp, O Fantasma), Jeffrey Schwarz (Director, Vito, I Am Divine, Commitment to Life), Paul Feig (Director, Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy), Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau (Directors, Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo, The Adventures of Felix),  Greg Daniels (Producer and creator of the series “The Office”, “Parks and Recreation”, “Upload” and more), Monika Treut (Director, Female Misbehavior, Die Jungfrauenmaschine),   Gene Simmons (The band KISS),
Jurgen Bruning (Director/producer), Rosa von Praunheim (Director, It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives), Franck Fiance-Madureira (President, Founder Queer Palm) Navot Papushado (Gunpowder Milkshake), Oscar, Grammy and Emmy Award Winning, songwriter and producer Diane Warren,  Stephen Fry, Lance Bass, Emmanuelle Chriqui, John Benjamin Hickey,  Melissa Rivers, Jenna Dewan,  Jonathan Tucker, Sharon Osbourne, Tracy Ann Oberman  amongst many others.

You can read the open letter by clicking here and see the full list of 300+ film industry leaders who have spoken up in support of our festival and all of you, the filmmakers.

If you would like to add your name to the letter, feel free to join us here.

I am very proud to present your movies at TLVFest and hope to meet all of you in the future when travel is once again safe for everyone.

Sincerely,

Yair Hochner
TLVFest Founder + Artistic Director