Nearly 700 film industry insiders, including directors and actors like Sean Baker, Todd Haynes, and Tilda Swinton, have signed a petition in support of Tricia Tuttle, director of the Berlin Film Festival. The petition comes ahead of an extraordinary meeting on the future direction of the Berlinale, organized by German Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer. The petition emphasizes the importance of artistic freedom and institutional independence, in response to criticism of political statements made during the festival.

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