The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will no longer screen the controversial documentary Russians At War after news of a scheduled protest.
Jackson Weaver · CBC News ·
Protesters demonstrate against the showing of the film Russians at War at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday. TIFF has announced the film’s public premiere has been cancelled. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will cancel all upcoming screenings of the controversial documentary Russians at War.
Russians at War, a first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova, was set to have its North American premiere at the Scotiabank Theatre at 2:30 p.m Friday.
Organizers cited “significant threats to festival operations and public safety,” as the reason for the cancellation.
More to come.
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