Film critics Öykü Sofuoğlu and Flavia Dima discuss Berlinale 2024's edition in light of festival's indifference to genocidal war in Palestine and Germany's repressive and hostile actions towards pro-Palestinian voices. Facing major films festivals' inability to provide spaces and opportunities to take political stances through art, both critics reflect on the possibility of creating alternative structures and forming communities through solidarity.

Edit: Enes Kılıç

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