Calls to take a stand on the war in Gaza are reaching the Venice International Film Festival as it approaches its opening. Through the Venice4Palestine collective, hundreds of industry professionals have launched a open letter in which they demand that the festival condemn what they call genocide and open spaces for visibility during the Festival, which runs from August 27 to September 6. The letter has garnered more than 1,500 signatures, including those of directors such as Ken Loach, Marco Bellocchio, Alice Rohrwacher, Céline Sciamma, and Abel Ferrara.