Overview
- The KBB supervisory board met in an extraordinary session and said further discussions with artistic director Tricia Tuttle will continue in the coming days, with no immediate action taken.
- Government pressure followed an awards‑night speech in which Palestinian‑Syrian filmmaker Abdallah Alkhatib accused Germany of complicity in genocide in Gaza, prompting Environment Minister Carsten Schneider to walk out.
- Officials cited an implicit threat in Alkhatib’s remarks, and criticism also focused on a photo of Tuttle with the team of Chronicles From the Siege displaying a Palestinian flag and kufiyas.
- Tabloid outlet Bild had reported that Tuttle would be dismissed, but authorities emphasized the meeting was to review events and consider the festival’s direction rather than execute a predecided firing.
- Tuttle drew strong backing from the sector, including open letters signed by hundreds of film professionals, statements from the European Film Academy and PEN, and support from more than 500 Berlinale workers.