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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Deborah Cole in Berlin

Berlin film festival head to keep job after Gaza free speech row

Tricia Tuttle
More than 2,800 actors, directors and producers defended Tricia Tuttle after she was criticised for allegedly allowing ‘hate speech’ on stage. Photograph: Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters

The American head of the Berlin film festival, Tricia Tuttle, will keep her job after a free speech row over Gaza, but the event will have to consider a new code of conduct to “fight antisemitism”, the German culture ministry has said.

Tuttle’s position came under threat after an awards gala at the end of the 76th edition last month, in which several prize winners condemned Israel’s actions against Palestinians from the stage.

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