Politicos defend protest against Russian war doc after TIFF scraps official festival screening

The Toronto International Film Festival ‘made an error in judgment,’ says Sen. Donna Dasko. ‘We are a free society; people can object, and raise their voices against what they see.’

After initially pausing the premiere due to unsubstantiated security concerns, the Toronto International Film Festival continued with screenings of the controversial Russians at Wardocumentary on Sept. 17. Photograph courtesy of X

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BY STUART BENSON

September 18, 2024

The Toronto International Film Festival’s decision to “cast itself as the victim” over protests of a controversial film documenting Russian soldiers in occupied Ukraine has compounded a “really bad judgement call” with even worse crisis communications, says Pendulu...

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