Roger Waters, Annie Ernaux among 200 urging Venice festival to 'act for Palestine'

More than 200 high-profile figures, including Roger Waters and Annie Ernaux, have urged the Venice Film Festival to take action in support of Palestine. The group, called Venice4Palestine, has called for "concrete action" to be taken, according to The A.V. Club.

The requested actions include flying the Palestinian flag throughout the festival, which will feature two Palestinian films: "Citizen Osama" by Ahmed Hassouna and "Conversation with the Sea" by Muayad Alayan, as per The A.V. Club. The group also wants the festival to suspend agreements with Israeli government-linked institutions, The A.V. Club and Haaretz reported.

This is not the first time the Venice Film Festival has faced pressure to take a stance on the issue, with Italian and international artists under the Venice4Palestine banner making similar calls last year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Brief written by urgent.news from Haaretz, Gulf Times, The A.V. Club, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.