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What are festivals for? Are they places for escapism and the apolitical contemplation of art on the big screen, or are they an opportunity to take an articulate stance and promote social changes which match the values and beliefs of the festival?
It seems so easy: deny participation to films from the aggressor country, organise special screenings representing marginalised groups, call for peace and justice. But where is the line between sincere activism and the demonstrative evasion of responsibility?
As we think about images of the future, we will discuss the ethical challenges which festivals have faced, and the way the path we have walked shapes the vision of a contemporary film festival.