Geneva Festival Drops Israel's Oscar Entry After Boycott Threats
Geneva's queer-themed Everybody's Perfect festival has pulled the Israeli film Tell Me Everything on the eve of its 13th edition after boycott calls and threats.
The film is Israel's official Oscar submission, meaning it is the country's pick to be considered for the Academy Award for best international feature, communications chief Charlotte Sector told The Hollywood Reporter. Sector said the title was "deprogrammed" after a wave of emails with boycott threats. She named the Geneva-based Palestine: Filmer C'est Exister festival and other groups among the senders.
Two screenings are now cancelled. The festival's own 2026 programme had listed Tell Me Everything for Tue 13 at 20:30 and Sat 17 at 13:45, according to Everybody's Perfect. Those dates fell inside the 13th edition, scheduled to run 9 Oct to 18 Oct with 73 films.
Everybody's Perfect centres on queer cinema, films focused on LGBTQ+ lives and identities. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its artistic director is Sylvie Cachin.
Tell Me Everything is directed by Moshe Rosenthal. Known in Hebrew as Independence, it premiered at Sundance, the large independent film festival in the United States, and won best picture at Israel's Ophir Awards, the country's national film prizes, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The festival site describes it as a feature film from France, Israel and the United Kingdom and still maintains a dedicated event page for it.
Le Courrier first reported on 5 Oct that Rosenthal's film would not screen as part of Everybody's Perfect. The later account to The Hollywood Reporter, published 8 Oct, gave the festival's explanation for the decision.
What makes this stand out is the calendar. Festival slots often help smaller international films meet distributors, critics and wider audiences. In this case, a film with a Sundance launch and a national awards win is leaving the lineup just as the festival doors are due to open.
