Former Paramount Chair Shari Redstone Joins Israeli Film Company—As Hollywood Boycott Grows
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Topline Shari Redstone, who until Paramount’s merger with Skydance served as the media company’s chairwoman, joined Israeli film studio Sipur as its chair, amid a Hollywood boycott of the Israeli film industry that has garnered thousands of signatories. Shari Redstone was Paramount’s chair until its merger with Skydance. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Viacom) getty Key Facts Redstone made an investment into Sipur and will serve as the production company’s chair, where she will work with the company’s co-founders to expand its reach internationally, multiple outlets reported Tuesday morning. Redstone told Variety her investment in Sipur is a “super opportunity” and praised the company for its “vision to be the first international production studio out of Israel.” Sipur, which means “story” in Hebrew, was founded in 2019 by company CEO Emilio Schenker and Gideon Tadmor, and it has since backed projects including the Emmy-winning documentary “We Will Dance Again,” which chronicles the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Redstone previously told the New York Times she wanted to leave Paramount to devote more time to pro-Israel activism: “I wanted to support Israel, and address issues around antisemitism and racism,” Redstone said, adding she felt CBS News needed more “balance” in its coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza. Redstone’s move comes as a Hollywood boycott of the Israeli film industry grows, which Paramount condemned over the weekend. Why Is Hollywood Boycotting Israel? More than 4,500 Hollywood actors, directors and film industry workers have signed an open letter since its publication Sept. 8, pledging to “not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions—including festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies—that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” The letter states it is answering the “call of Palestinian filmmakers” who have urged Hollywood to “end complicity…
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