Cinema funding and free speech rules debated
Annika Elmlund (M) questioned the Commissioner for the Elderly and Culture, Torun Boucher (V), regarding the requirements for cinemas receiving financial support from the City of Stockholm, after Biograf Zita displayed messages Elmlund interpreted as antisemitic and took a stance against Israel. Boucher responded that the city does not support activities violating democratic conditions or Swedish law, but emphasized artistic freedom and the arm's length principle, seeing no reason to revise cultural support guidelines.
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