Yellow Letters, dirigida por el cineasta alemán Ilker Catak, ganó el Oso de Oro a la mejor película en el Festival de Cine de Berlín, en una ceremonia marcada por la controversia en torno a Gaza que ha perseguido a la edición de este año del evento.

Yellow Letters es un drama político que narra la historia de un director turco y su esposa actriz, a quienes de repente se les prohíbe trabajar por sus opiniones ideológicas. El presidente del jurado, Wim Wenders, calificó la película de “una aterradora premonición, una mirada hacia un futuro cercano que también podría ocurrir en nuestros países”. “Es una película que denuncia con mucha claridad el lenguaje político del totalitarismo en contraste con el lenguaje empático del cine”, dijo Wenders. Al recibir el premio, Catak calificó a Wenders como “uno de mis maestros” y añadió: “Es algo increíble recibir este premio de tu parte”.

El Oso de Plata, Gran Premio del Jurado, fue para Salvation del director y guionista turco Emin Alper, quien en su discurso mencionó su solidaridad con varias figuras de oposición de alto perfil encarceladas en Turquía, incluido el alcalde de Estambul, Ekrem Imamoglu. Alper también aprovechó la oportunidad para expresar su apoyo a “los habitantes de Irán que sufren bajo la tiranía” y “los palestinos en Gaza que viven y mueren en las condiciones más terribles”.

Al hablar en una conferencia de prensa al inicio del festival la semana pasada, el presidente del jurado, Wim Wenders, respondió a una pregunta sobre el apoyo del gobierno alemán a Israel diciendo: “Realmente no podemos entrar en el campo de la política”. En la misma conferencia de prensa, había dicho que las películas tienen el poder de “cambiar el mundo”, pero de una manera diferente a la de la política. Sin embargo, sus comentarios en respuesta a la pregunta sobre Israel provocaron una oleada de indignación.

La novelista india Arundhati Roy, quien tenía previsto presentar una versión restaurada de una película de 1989 que ella escribió, se retiró del evento, calificando las palabras de Wenders de “inaceptables” y “sorprendentes”. El martes, una carta abierta firmada por decenas de figuras de la industria cinematográfica, incluidos los actores Javier Bardem y Tilda Swinton y el director Adam McKay, condenó el “silencio del festival de Berlín sobre el genocidio de los palestinos” y lo acusó de estar involucrado en la “censura” de artistas que se oponen a las acciones de Israel. La directora Tricia Tuttle, en su segundo año al frente de la Berlinale, rechazó rotundamente las acusaciones. En un discurso al inicio de la ceremonia del sábado, dijo que “expresarse es parte de la democracia”. “Respetamos que la gente hable porque se necesita mucho valor para hacerlo”, afirmó, y añadió: “No siempre estamos de acuerdo con todas las afirmaciones que se hacen sobre nosotros”.

Otros grandes galardonados incluyeron a la actriz alemana Sandra Hueller, quien recibió el Oso de Plata a la Mejor Interpretación por su papel protagonista en Rose de Markus Schleinzer. El drama en blanco y negro narra la historia de una mujer que se hace pasar por hombre en la Alemania rural del siglo XVII para escapar de las restricciones del patriarcado.

Queen at Sea del director estadounidense Lance Hammer, protagonizada por Juliette Binoche como una mujer que cuida a su madre con demencia, recibió dos premios. La película retrata con sensibilidad la devastación que la enfermedad de Alzheimer inflige a los seres queridos del paciente. Tom Courtenay y Anna Calder-Marshall, quien interpreta a la madre enferma en la película, compartieron el Oso de Plata a la Mejor Interpretación de Reparto. El filme también recibió el Oso de Plata del Jurado, considerado el tercer premio más prestigioso.

El primer gran evento del calendario cinematográfico también sirvió como plataforma para que cineastas iraníes condenaran la represión letal de las protestas antigubernamentales en su país de origen. El director disidente Jafar Panahi, quien ganó la Palma de Oro de Cannes por Fue solo un accidente, también intervino en la Berlinale para denunciar la represión del gobierno iraní contra los manifestantes, represión que –según grupos de derechos humanos– dejó miles de muertos. “Ha ocurrido un crimen increíble. Ha ocurrido un asesinato masivo. Ni siquiera se permite a las personas llorar a sus seres queridos”, declaró Panahi en una charla organizada como parte del festival.

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A newly installed banner at the Department of Justice headquarters displaying President Donald Trump’s face sparked criticism from detractors, who likened it to authoritarianism and questioned the department’s impartiality.

Prominent Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, and a slew of anti-Trump legal experts weighed in on social media Thursday, saying the banner symbolized a biased DOJ. The department said the banner, which read «Make America Safe Again,» honored the White House’s efforts to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

«We are proud at this Department of Justice to celebrate 250 years of our great country and our historic work to make America safe again at President Trump’s direction,» a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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Meanwhile, Newsom called the banner «beyond parody,» while Democratic senators accused the DOJ of weaponizing its authority to appease the president, who has openly called for the prosecution of his political rivals.

«President Trump is weaponizing the DOJ as his own personal law firm,» Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., said.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., also chimed in. Federal prosecutors recently failed to secure an indictment against him after he instructed military members to refuse to follow illegal orders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a bill signing event related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

«The grift, groveling, and weaponization of our government is chilling,» Crow said. «The Justice Department works for the American people. They shouldn’t be political henchmen for Donald Trump–or any other President.»

Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said: «The Department of Justice is supposed to work for and represent you, not him.»

David Frum, a writer for The Atlantic, said the DOJ was a «a pure creature of presidential whim, retribution, and cover-up,» adding the banner had «the virtue of candor at least.»

Prominent never-Trumper Bill Kristol said the banner was «shameful.»

«But in a way useful,» Kristol added. «No one should any longer pretend we have a «Department of Justice.» We have a Department of Trump.»

Attorney Barbara Comstock, a former Virginia U.S. congresswoman and high-profile Never Trump voice, asked if the banner was artificial intelligence.

«Nothing says Justice is Blind like hanging a Dear Leader Banner at DOJ…,» Comstock said.

Others called it a sign of «fascism» and compared it to North Korea, Nazi Germany and the Chinese Community Party.

Larry Pfeiffer, a former longtime intelligence community official, said the «Pyongyangification of Washington DC continues.»

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Workers hang a large photo of US President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27, 2025.  (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)

The banner is not the first to unfurl on a federal building in Washington, D.C., as part of the White House initiative to honor 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Indendence.

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The Department of Labor has for months prominently featured a similar sign reading «American Workers First.»

Republicans had a largely muted response to the move to install Trump’s face on the DOJ. Jason Miller, Trump’s former senior adviser, gave it thumbs-up emojis, while U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin simply said, «True.»

President Donald Trump turned up the heat on progressive Democrats during his public remarks Thursday, including slamming New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her «horrible» efforts at diplomacy during the Munich Security Conference. 

«Her performance was horrible,» Trump told the media aboard Air Force One on the way to an event in Rome, Georgia, Thursday. «I was surprised, actually. I didn’t know she was stupid.»

Ocasio-Cortez joined the Munich Security Conference last weekend, and faced criticisms for a handful of «sputtering» and «embarrassing» responses, including when she was asked, «Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?»

The progressive New York Democrat delivered an answer that included a handful of pauses, punctuated by repeatedly saying «uhm.» 

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She ultimately answered: «This is, of course, a very long-standing policy of the United States, and I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point, and we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation and for that question to even arise.» 

Vice President JD Vance called the response «embarrassing,» while social media corticis compared it to «Kamala cringe» or that she «SELF-DESTRUCTED» with her answer. 

Ocasio-Cortez is seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender, with Trump’s sharp critique of the left-wing Democrat lawmaker setting a tone for potential future campaign attacks. 

Ocasio-Cortez made a point to downplay 2028 speculation during the security conference. 

She said she joined the forum that attracts hundreds of world leaders, business titans and celebrities «not because I’m running for president, not because I’ve made some kind of decision about a horse race or a candidacy, but because we need to sound the alarm bells that a lot of those folks in nicely pressed suits in that room will not be there much longer if we do not do something about the runaway inequality that is fueling far-right populist movements.»

President Donald Trump attends the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2026.  (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Earlier Thursday, when Trump held the first Board of Peace meeting, he described Ocasio-Cortez as a weak representation for the U.S. on the world stage. 

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«She was unable to answer a simple question. And she could have said, ‘Well, I’m studying it, and I’ll report back to you next week.’ You know, you can get away with that. But she just went ‘uhhh.’ I think it could be a career ending answer because for 25 years, anybody running against her, I think Susie is going to use that, that little piece of stuff. It was not good. It was not good. That was not a natural,» Trump said. 

The White House told Fox News Digital on Friday that «Trump is always transparent with his thoughts, and he’s right – AOC should be working on behalf of the American people instead of embarrassing our country on the world stage.»

«It’s ridiculous that third-rate congresswoman AOC decided to frolic around Munich, where no one knows or cares who she is, while New Yorkers are suffering as a result of Democrats’ shutdown, which is cutting off resources to FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard, and thousands of federal law enforcement officers,» White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said. 

Trump, later that day during a steel event in Georgia, took a shot at Democrats who have promoted a message of «affordability.» Left-wing Democrats such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani carried out a successful campaign in 2025 on a message of lowering costs for New Yorkers, including by increasing taxes on some high-earners in the state. 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a working breakfast with governors in the State Dining Room at the White House on February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Trump has slammed the party for using the term, arguing sky-high inflation under the Biden era was caused by Democrat policies. 

Trump took aim at Democrats again on Thursday for their message of affordability, claiming he hasn’t heard the media specifically promote affordability in weeks because he «won affordability.» 

«I added $9 trillion, and your retirement accounts and 401 Ks are at the highest level they’ve ever been. And then I have to listen to the fake news talking about affordability. Affordability. Do you notice what word have you not heard over the last two weeks? Affordability. Because I’ve won, I’ve won affordability,» he said on Thursday from Georgia. 

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Fox News Digital reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office for additional comment Friday afternoon.