New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from this year's Berlin International Film Festival. She was scheduled to present her 1989 film, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, in the Classics section. The acclaimed Indian author's decision follows jury head Wim Wenders' refusal to take a stand for Gaza.

Controversy erupted when Wenders pushed back against political questions on the opening day. He suggested filmmakers should stay out of politics and focus on people rather than politicians. His comments drew criticism and made global headlines.

"We have to stay out of politics because if we make movies that are dedicatedly political, we enter the field of politics," Wenders said at the press conference

"But we are the counterweig...