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Meet the New Trump Resistance: Europe’s Filmmakers
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scrn loglineAs Trump's second term looms, European filmmakers position themselves as the global defenders of progressive values, while battling a rising tide of right-wing extremism at home.beat sheet- The European Film Awards will once again feature political protests against Trump and the far right, with Matthijs Wouter Knol predicting the talent will 'double down' on these issues.
- The Göteborg Film Festival is programming a special section focused on 'the power of civil resistance and disobedience,' featuring films on topics like abortion rights, climate change, and the Israeli occupation - themes expected to 'incite the MAGA faithful.'
Read the sourcecall sheetAgnieszka Holland, Matthijs Wouter Knol, Havana Marking, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Ali Abbasi, Dan Snyder, James Shani, Pia Lundberg, European Film Academy, Göteborg Film Festival, Kinematics, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Alternative for Germany, The Apprentice, April, Once Upon a Time in a Forest, No Other Land, Undercover: Exposing the Far RightNo more articles
Meet the New Trump Resistance: Europe’s Filmmakers
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Erik Hayden
scrn logline
As Trump's second term looms, European filmmakers position themselves as the global defenders of progressive values, while battling a rising tide of right-wing extremism at home.
beat sheet
- The European Film Awards will once again feature political protests against Trump and the far right, with Matthijs Wouter Knol predicting the talent will 'double down' on these issues.
- The Göteborg Film Festival is programming a special section focused on 'the power of civil resistance and disobedience,' featuring films on topics like abortion rights, climate change, and the Israeli occupation - themes expected to 'incite the MAGA faithful.'
call sheet
Agnieszka Holland, Matthijs Wouter Knol, Havana Marking, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Ali Abbasi, Dan Snyder, James Shani, Pia Lundberg, European Film Academy, Göteborg Film Festival, Kinematics, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Alternative for Germany, The Apprentice, April, Once Upon a Time in a Forest, No Other Land, Undercover: Exposing the Far Right