Jerusalem Film Festival Founder Urges Palestinian Filmmakers to Take Part: ‘The Cinemas Are Filled With Diverse Crowds — Jews and Arabs, Secular and Religious Citizens’

The Jerusalem Film Festival has reached out with an open invitation for Palestinian filmmakers—and artists worldwide—to participate in next year's edition. In an open letter, festival founder Roni Mahadav-Levin emphasized that the festival's cinemas are filled with diverse audiences: Jews and Arabs, secular and religious citizens. He's calling on Palestinian filmmakers to seize the opportunity to reach this mixed public with their stories.

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