Berlin film festival managers to meet for talks amid Gaza rows

Controversy over pro-Palestinian speeches at closing gala criticising Germany as ‘partners in genocide’ The organisation that manages the Berlin film festival is to meet for crunch talks amid reports that its American director faces dismissal after a series of rows over Gaza. In a statement on Wednesday, the office of Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media said the emergency meeting on Thursday had been called to debate the “future direction of the Berlinale”. Contin...

By Philip Oltermann and Deborah Cole in Berlin