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Film Festival Shuns Israeli Cash

 

Edinburgh International Film FestivalOrganisers of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) have said they would not be accepting sponsorship from the Israeli government. The undisclosed sum would have funded the visit of an Israeli documentary maker to the festival.

Shane Danielsen, Artistic Director of the EIFF, said: "This funding was secured before the current hostilities in Lebanon. Of course we acknowledge that the situation has altered dramatically since then, and with this in mind, took the decision to decline any funding from the Israelis."