Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid has faced massive backlash for his controversial comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’ at the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Now, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees has issued a statement condemning his remarks and has accused him of hurting the ‘sentiments of Indian filmmakers and technicians.’
The statement from the organisation read, ‘The FWICE strongly condemns the statements of Israeli Filmmaker Nada Lapid and seek immediate unconditional apology from him in writing. We appeal the Director of the Film Festival to oppose the statement of Nadav Lapid. We are surprised to note the silence of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting over the entire controversy. FWICE hereby stands with solidarity in support of all our Film Makers, Producers, Artists and Technicians associated with the Indian Film Industry.’
Nadav Lapid stirred controversy when he called ‘The Kashmir Files’ a ‘propaganda, vulgar movie’ at the IFFI. He said that apart from him, his fellow jurors were also ‘shocked’ to see a film like this in the competition section of such a prestigious film festival.
‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri and the film’s lead actor Anupam Kher have slammed Nadav for his remarks.
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