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Over 1,200 film industry professionals, including prominent actors and directors like Mark Ruffalo, Olivia Colman, and Ava DuVernay, have signed a pledge refusing to work with Israeli film institutions deemed complicit in human rights abuses against Palestinians. Inspired by the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, the pledge targets institutions, not individual Israelis, aiming to pressure for an end to what signatories describe as genocide and apartheid. The initiative follows previous similar calls from within the entertainment industry condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and expressing concern over the dehumanization of Palestinians in film.

Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.