Remarks criticizing Israel over the war in Gaza at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, have continued to stoke controversy in Germany, with the festival’s outgoing artistic director defending filmmakers from criticism. German Culture Minister Claudia Roth and several other politicians sharply criticized the festival and comments made by filmmakers at the Berlinale’s closing gala. Roth on Friday reiterated her demands for significant changes at the festival. But Carlo Chatrian, Berlinale’s artistic director, and Mark Peranson, the festival’s director of programming, re…