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Madrid Ideas Festival sponsorship controversy

Overview

Participants of the Festival de las Ideas de Madrid, including film director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, demanded that the Círculo de Bellas Artes remove the German insurance company Allianz as a sponsor. The movement was driven by allegations that Allianz is a cooperating entity with Israel and is “complicit in the killings in Gaza.”

Following threats of a boycott from approximately thirty participants, Allianz withdrew its sponsorship from the event. In response to the controversy, the Mayor of Madrid, Martínez Almeida, accused the organizers of censorship and suggested that the city council might reconsider its support for the festival.

Entities

Festival de las Ideas de Madrid · Círculo de Bellas Artes · Allianz · Javier Bardem · Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Madrid Festival participants demand removal of Allianz sponsorship

    Participants at the Festival de las Ideas de Madrid are demanding the Círculo de Bellas Artes remove Allianz as a sponsor due to the company's ties to Israel and the conflict in Gaza.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Allianz withdraws sponsorship from Madrid Ideas Festival

    Allianz has withdrawn its sponsorship from the Festival de las Ideas de Madrid following boycott threats from participants over the company's ties to Israel.

Sources

eldiadecordoba.es · granadahoy.com · lacronicabadajoz.com · laopinioncoruna.es · lasemainedansleboulonnais.fr