The Toronto Film Festival says it has been forced to pause the screenings of a documentary about Russian soldiers this weekend, citing “significant threats to festival operations and public safety.'
The Toronto Film Festival says it has been forced to pause the screenings of a documentary about Russian soldiers this weekend, citing "significant threats to festival operations and public safety."
TIFF initially said it was not pulling out the documentary from its programming despite a protest this week, calling for the festival to scrap the screenings. Ukrainian officials have said the film amounts to Russian propaganda, a claim denied by the Canadian-Russian director. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey told CP24 on Wednesday that the documentary is an "anti-war film" and not Russian propaganda.
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