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Arundhati Roy withdraws from Berlin Film Festival amid Gaza row

Updated - February 14, 2026 01:56 am IST - Berlin Arundhati Roy had been announced as a festival guest to present a restored version of the 1989 film “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones”, in which she starred and wrote the screenplay. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Award-winning writer Arundhati Roy said Friday (February 13, 2026) she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over jury president Wim Wenders’ comments that he wanted to “stay out of politics” after being asked about Gaza. Ms.

Arundhati Roy withdraws from Berlin Film Festival amid Gaza row

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Key Highlights

  • Roy said in a statement sent to AFP that she was “shocked and disgusted” by Mr.
  • Wenders’ response to a question on Gaza at a press conference on Thursday (February 12, 2026).
  • “With deep regret, I must say that I will not be attending the Berlinale,” she said.
  • Ms.
  • Roy, whose novel “The God of Small Things” won the 1997 Booker Prize, had been announced as a festival guest to present a restored version of the 1989 film “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones”, in which she starred and wrote the screenplay.
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