I filmmakers di tutta Europa hanno lanciato un manifesto per sottolineare l’importanza di votare alla imminenti elezioni europee. Questo manifesto è stato firmato da 500 personalità del mondo del cinema, tra cui Jacques Audiard, Julie Bertuccelli, Susanne Bier, Costa-Gavras, Luc e Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Julie Delpy, Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Frears, Valeria Golino, Miguel Gomes, Agnieszka Holland, Alan Parker, Pawel Pawlikowski, Céline Sciamma, Stellan Skarsgaard, Wim Wenders e molti altri.
Il manifesto è stato proposto da Associazione Francese dei Registi (SRF), Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, European Film Academy (EFA), Federazione dei Registi Europei (FERA) e Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA).
In esso viene ribadita la grande importanza di queste elezioni, sia per quanto riguarda i nostri diritti fondamentali che per la libertà di creazione: “Un’Europa libera e democratica è anche un’Europa di libertà di pensiero e libertà d’espressione. E’ nostro dovere difenderla dall’ascesa degli estremismi e dalla tentazione di minimizzare l’importanza della cultura, che è un caposaldo fondamentale dell’Unione. Dal 23 al 26 Maggio, andiamo a votare!
European Filmmakers Appeal for Participation in EU Elections
It is true, Europe is hardly perfect.
We sometimes blame it, and rightly so, for lacking soul and emotion, for speaking a
language that few of us understand.
We blame it for not doing enough to face the ecological, social and political crises that
are threatening to unravel it today, for not doing enough to face the refugee tragedy.
Yet, despite its frailties and its failings, we also perceive humanity and beauty at its core.
And we strive to portray it through delicate imagery, in a more accessible language for
all the people that make it whole.
Let us remember that Europe united for peace. What started as a union of 6 countries
has now grown to include 28 countries in a unique alliance that is inspiring for all of
humanity.
This Union was built on the principles of open borders, free circulation, fraternity,
solidarity, values that are today under attack on all fronts, including from within Europe
itself.
But this Union is also one of culture, a truly ambitious purpose for a continent whose
innovation and creation have always shone bright.
And a free and democratic Europe is a Europe of creativity, freedom of thought and
expression. As we are facing extremism and backwards tendencies, once again spreading
like a plague, it is our duty to stand up for these values.
This incredibly fragile balance must be strengthened and improved, when facing those
who want to destroy it by dividing, giving up and looking for a way out.
To the question: how do we build a desirable, unifying, open Europe offering a space for
freedom and peace?
We must reply by standing firmly for what we believe in, in this battle of ideas.
From May 23 to 26, for the European elections, we will therefore vote.
It is our common future that is at stake, if not our future itself.
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