{
  "id": 4188262,
  "title": "Roger Waters, Annie Ernaux among 200 urging Venice festival to 'act for Palestine'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/roger-waters-annie-ernaux-among-200-urging-venice-festival-to-act-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2026-08-29/ty-article/.premium/roger-waters-annie-ernaux-among-200-urging-venice-festival-act-for-palestine/000001a0-4c87-d649-a7be-dde77e6c0000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThis 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux and More Sign Open Letter Calling for Venice Film Festival to Take ‘Concrete Action’ in Support of Palestine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pink-floyds-roger-waters-nobel-prize-winner-annie-ernaux-and-more",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:11:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Roger Waters, Guy Pearce, Annie Ernaux Urge Venice Fest to Take “Concrete Action” for Palestine in Open Letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/roger-waters-guy-pearce-annie-ernaux-urge-venice-fest-to-take",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:13:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Roger Waters joins over 100 artists demanding support for Gaza at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/roger-waters-joins-over-100-artists-demanding-support-for-gaza-at",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:26:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}