India, Feb. 14 -- Tilda Swinton was awarded Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where she delivered a tearful speech, slamming US President Donald Trump aspirations to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

During a press conference for the Honorary Golden Bear award, Swinton, a staunch supporter of Palestinians, discussed why she decided to travel to the Berlin Film Festival despite boycott calls over the Gaza war. She clarified that it was "more useful to our causes" for her to attend the festival.

"I decided to come, I decided it was more important for me to come. I was given, thanks to the festival, a platform which I decided in a personal moment was potentially more useful ...