The festival leadership heard our protest and removed the figures associated with the former regime from the official Egyptian delegation. This victory proves that we can hold those in power accountable for their past actions. Keep watching the program to ensure they stay true to this commitment.
July 31, 2011
Final supporters
هذا مع احترامنا الشديد لزملاءنا الاخرين الغير متورطين فى ذلك من العاملين بالأفلام المشاركة فى هذا التكريم.
واذا كنا مع حق كل فنان ان يصنع ما يشاء من أفلام وحق مهرجان كان فى اختيار افلامه, لكننا ضد أن تتحول احتفالية مهرجان كان لمحاولة لغسيل السمعة أو للالتفاف على الثورة أوسرقتها بواسطة مجموعة ممن قامت الثورة بالأساس للتطهير منهم.
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Those who have signed this petition wish to express their happiness and
pride
for the choosing of Egypt as guest of honour at the 64th Cannes
International
Film Festival and the words used by the festival to describe the festival’s
appreciation for Egyptian cinema and our great revolution.
However at the same time we express our regret and our strong objection to what we have read in the program about this celebration. A number of participants in the film 18 days which is to be screened by the Festival contains films made by film-makers who promoted the former regime and made advertising campaigns outlining the dictator and entrench injustice and setting the way for the project of inheritance of power.
This film also includes some actors that were enemies of the revolution
and tried to abort it in various ways and degrees of insult on TV and saying
that the revolutionaries were traitors, they incited the masses to kill the nobel people
in Tahrir square to stop the revolution. The Egyptian people, masses have
condemned these artists and put them in the ranks of the enemies of the Egyptian people and its
interests.
We are also saddened that some of those who worked on the
organization of this even to honour Egypt are government officials that were
anchored to the former regime and who ruined the cinema and culture in Egypt
during the past years. Some of them are under investigation for unlawful acts
and others have been condemned by the masses.
All this with great respect to our other colleagues involved in this film and who
have nothing to do with this.
We support the right of each film-maker to make the films he/she wants
and the right of the Cannes Film Festival to chose the films it pleases,
however we are against turning this event into a reputation cleaner for the same people this
revolution was against
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 6, 2011
May 4, 2011
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to maintain this momentum to prove that the public rejects those who worked against our revolution. Post this link to your Facebook timeline right now to ensure our protest reaches the festival organizers.
May 4, 2011
We are fighting to ensure the Cannes celebration reflects the true spirit of our revolution rather than the propaganda of the former regime. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook timeline today and tag the festival organizers to demand accountability. I am currently reaching out to press contacts to ensure they understand who exactly is attempting to hijack this tribute.
Reached 100 supporters
May 2, 2011
April 30, 2011
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need to build more momentum right now. Send the link to three people who believe our culture should not be used for reputation laundering. Post this petition on your Facebook timeline today to ensure the festival organizers see our clear objection.
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لازم كان يعرفوا الحقيقة. دول مش فنانين دول منافقين واستغلوا السينما عشان يجملوا وش النظام الفاسد. ارفض هذا التمثيل تماما
مش معقول. ناس كانت بتدعم التوريث والظلم دلوقتي رايحين كان باسم الثوره؟ عار على السينما المصرية بجد
Seriously? The same people who were attacking protesters are being honored? Unbelievable. shame on them
disgusting. how dare they try to act like they represent the revolution when they were the ones calling people traitors last year
Total lies. These people are not Egypt. They are just trying to save their own careers after everything they did to the people.
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The festival leadership heard our protest and removed the figures associated with the former regime from the official Egyptian delegation. This victory proves that we can hold those in power accountable for their past actions. Keep watching the program to ensure they stay true to this commitment.
July 31, 2011
Final supporters
هذا مع احترامنا الشديد لزملاءنا الاخرين الغير متورطين فى ذلك من العاملين بالأفلام المشاركة فى هذا التكريم.
واذا كنا مع حق كل فنان ان يصنع ما يشاء من أفلام وحق مهرجان كان فى اختيار افلامه, لكننا ضد أن تتحول احتفالية مهرجان كان لمحاولة لغسيل السمعة أو للالتفاف على الثورة أوسرقتها بواسطة مجموعة ممن قامت الثورة بالأساس للتطهير منهم.
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Those who have signed this petition wish to express their happiness and
pride
for the choosing of Egypt as guest of honour at the 64th Cannes
International
Film Festival and the words used by the festival to describe the festival’s
appreciation for Egyptian cinema and our great revolution.
However at the same time we express our regret and our strong objection to what we have read in the program about this celebration. A number of participants in the film 18 days which is to be screened by the Festival contains films made by film-makers who promoted the former regime and made advertising campaigns outlining the dictator and entrench injustice and setting the way for the project of inheritance of power.
This film also includes some actors that were enemies of the revolution
and tried to abort it in various ways and degrees of insult on TV and saying
that the revolutionaries were traitors, they incited the masses to kill the nobel people
in Tahrir square to stop the revolution. The Egyptian people, masses have
condemned these artists and put them in the ranks of the enemies of the Egyptian people and its
interests.
We are also saddened that some of those who worked on the
organization of this even to honour Egypt are government officials that were
anchored to the former regime and who ruined the cinema and culture in Egypt
during the past years. Some of them are under investigation for unlawful acts
and others have been condemned by the masses.
All this with great respect to our other colleagues involved in this film and who
have nothing to do with this.
We support the right of each film-maker to make the films he/she wants
and the right of the Cannes Film Festival to chose the films it pleases,
however we are against turning this event into a reputation cleaner for the same people this
revolution was against
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 6, 2011
May 4, 2011
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to maintain this momentum to prove that the public rejects those who worked against our revolution. Post this link to your Facebook timeline right now to ensure our protest reaches the festival organizers.
May 4, 2011
We are fighting to ensure the Cannes celebration reflects the true spirit of our revolution rather than the propaganda of the former regime. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook timeline today and tag the festival organizers to demand accountability. I am currently reaching out to press contacts to ensure they understand who exactly is attempting to hijack this tribute.
Reached 100 supporters
May 2, 2011
April 30, 2011
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need to build more momentum right now. Send the link to three people who believe our culture should not be used for reputation laundering. Post this petition on your Facebook timeline today to ensure the festival organizers see our clear objection.
6 Comments
لازم نوقف غسيل السمعة ده. الناس اللي طبلت للنظام القديم ليهم عين يمثلو مصر في مهرجان عالمي بعد كل اللي عملوه؟
لازم كان يعرفوا الحقيقة. دول مش فنانين دول منافقين واستغلوا السينما عشان يجملوا وش النظام الفاسد. ارفض هذا التمثيل تماما
مش معقول. ناس كانت بتدعم التوريث والظلم دلوقتي رايحين كان باسم الثوره؟ عار على السينما المصرية بجد
Seriously? The same people who were attacking protesters are being honored? Unbelievable. shame on them
disgusting. how dare they try to act like they represent the revolution when they were the ones calling people traitors last year
Total lies. These people are not Egypt. They are just trying to save their own careers after everything they did to the people.
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لازم نوقف غسيل السمعة ده. الناس اللي طبلت للنظام القديم ليهم عين يمثلو مصر في مهرجان عالمي بعد كل اللي عملوه؟