Tilda Swinton spoke about her decision to attend Berlin Film Festival despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza, saying it was “more useful to our causes” for her to show up. On Thursday night,

British actor Tilda Swinton, known for her often eccentric and quirky roles in both independent and blockbuster films, said on Friday that she decided "in a personal moment" to attend the Berlin Film Festival despite boycott calls over the war in Gaza.

"The inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch. I'm here to name it without hesitation or doubt in my mind," the Oscar winner said.

Tilda Swinton will take a break from filmmaking for "the rest of the year," she revealed at the Berlin Film Festival.

As Tilda Swinton accepted her Golden Bear Lifetime Achievement Award at the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, the Oscar-winning actress called out the ongoing political extremism and inhumanity that is taking place around the world.

British actor Tilda Swinton railed against the inhumane and praised the power of cinema in the German capital on Thursday evening as she accepted the Berlin Film Festival's honorary Golden Bear award in recognition of her long-running career.

Tilda Swinton was awarded Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where she delivered a tearful speech.