New Zealand pro-Palestine group claims Jane Campion asked Jerusalem festival not to show her movie

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The New Zealand Palestine Solidarity Network has claimed in a media release that acclaimed film director Jane Campion requested that her 1989 movie “Sweetie” not to be screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Jane Campion, winner of the award for best director for “The Power of the Dog”, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.                                            (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

J-Wire believes that the film was shown on Thursday and that the festival ends today.

The PSNA congratulated the Oscar-winning director, stating: “This is a moment of pride for Aotearoa New Zealand – similar to the pride felt when New Zealand entertainer Lorde cancelled a scheduled concert in Israel in 2018.”

Other than the PSNA release, J-Wire was unable to find any other report of Miss Campion’s request.

We have requested the writer of the PSNA release to substantiate the story.