{"id":6881,"date":"2022-10-19T22:28:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/?page_id=6881"},"modified":"2024-10-02T10:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T10:21:48","slug":"letter-of-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/letter-of-support\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER OF SUPPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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LETTER OF SUPPORT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dear Filmmakers, musicians and artists around the world,<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Signatories of the open letter include:
Oscar Award Winner Dame Helen Mirren<\/strong>, Mila Kunis<\/strong>, Sia<\/strong>, Debra Messing<\/strong>,
Billy Porter<\/strong> (Pose), Neil Patrick Harris<\/strong>, Zachary Quinto<\/strong>,  \u00c9dgar Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>, Mayim Bialik<\/strong>, Phil Rosenthal<\/strong>, Sherry Lansing<\/strong> (Former CEO, Paramount Pictures), Wieland Speck<\/strong> (Filmmaker, ex Berlinale Panorama Director),  Stephan Elliott<\/strong> (Director, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert),  Michel Franco<\/strong> (Memory, After Lucia, Sundown), Eli Roth<\/strong> (Director, Hostel, Cabin Fever),
Greg Berlanti<\/strong> (Director\/producer, Love Simon), Jo\u00e3o Pedro Rodrigues<\/strong> (Will-o\u2019-the-Wisp, O Fantasma), Jeffrey Schwarz<\/strong> (Director, Vito, I Am Divine, Commitment to Life), Paul Feig<\/strong> (Director, Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy), Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau<\/strong> (Directors, Paris 05:59: Th\u00e9o & Hugo, The Adventures of Felix),  Greg Daniels<\/strong> (Producer and creator of the series \u201cThe Office\u201d, \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d, \u201cUpload\u201d and more), Monika Treut <\/strong>(Director, Female Misbehavior, Die Jungfrauenmaschine),   Gene Simmons<\/strong> (The band KISS),
Jurgen Bruning<\/strong> (Director\/producer), Rosa von Praunheim<\/strong> (Director, It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives), Franck Fiance-Madureira<\/strong> (President, Founder Queer Palm) Navot Papushado<\/strong> (Gunpowder Milkshake), Oscar, Grammy and Emmy Award Winning, songwriter and producer Diane Warren<\/strong>,  Stephen Fry<\/strong>, Lance Bass<\/strong>, Emmanuelle Chriqui<\/strong>, John Benjamin Hickey,  Melissa Rivers, Jenna Dewan,  Jonathan Tucker, Sharon Osbourne, Tracy Ann Oberman<\/strong>  amongst many others.<\/p>\n

You can read the open letter by clicking here<\/a><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

If you would like to add your name to the letter, feel free to join us here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Yair Hochner
TLVFest Founder + Artistic Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Over 200 #Hollywood<\/a> celebrities from the entertainment industry sign our open later against BDS efforts to boycott #LGBTQ<\/a>+ festival held in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\nHate has no place in the arts. #TLV<\/a> #Israel<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mtVFcUnYg1<\/a>\n\n\u2014 Creative Community for Peace (@CCFPeace) October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\n