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Israeli Film and TV Industry Halted as War With Iran Escalates: ‘It’s Heartbreaking to Be an Israeli Artist Today,’ Says ‘Tehran’ Writer
Israel's film and television industry has been halted as producers and filmmakers grapple with the escalation of war with Iran.
“If they don’t try to pass a law to sabotage it, we’re hopeful that these elections will bring another government,” she says, sharing her fear that the damage caused by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies and military actions “could take ages to repair.” “People say Iran has a crazy, extremist regime but such fact doesn’t prevent filmmakers to be celebrated by the international community, whereas, us, Israelis, we’ve been banned from TV and film festivals, all sorts of art events. “It’s miraculous that we were able to get together in Tel Aviv for these events,” says Danna Stern, the former managing director of Yes Studios (“Fauda,” “On the Spectrum”) who is now based in Berlin and has produced “The Devil Next Door,” “The Oslo Diary” and more recently, “Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre.”
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