Statement from Anastasia Trofimova, Director/Producer of RUSSIANS AT WAR. I'm a Consulting Producer on this Canada/France co-production.
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- Statement from the producers of RUSSIANS OF WAR.
Effective immediately, TIFF is forced to pause all upcoming screenings of Russians at War. Read our official statement here: tiff.net/tiff-statement…Readers added contextToronto police have stated that they are unaware of any real threats to TIFF. "The decision to suspend the screenings were made by TIFF organizers 'and was not based on any recommendation from Toronto Police', who are not aware of any active threats." globalnews.ca/news/10752951/… - Replying to @seafar
Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextBeing called out for being incorrect is not the same thing as "hate". Toronto police said the decision to suspend screenings were made by TIFF organizers "and was not based on any recommendation from Toronto Police," who were not aware of any active threats. globalnews.ca/news/10752951/… - Replying to @seafarAn emergent NAFO campaign, triggered by TIFF's announcement of RUSSIANS AT WAR several weeks ago, endorsed and amplified by Canadian politicians, validated and incited the material hostility and direct threats leading to TIFF's pause of its RaW screenings.
- Replying to @seafarBy Thursday morning, I had experienced and observed enough online hate (much Toronto-based) to be highly alarmed. It was likely a small sample size compared to what tiff's security counsel would have been monitoring in online chat groups and channels.
- Replying to @seafarCultural events, spaces and institutions that receive public funding must be protected against political rebukes and threats to their programming autonomy. It’s imperative for private citizens to demand accountability.
- Replying to @seafar(and i'm bummed that I just had to pay X to post this...NAFO dudes, I'm not an X person, you win)
- Good start @KyivIndependent. You are now actually discussing the film instead of how we are spending our "taxpayer money" here in Canada (even if you fail to mention the public funding you've received from our Canadian gov't, which I fully support). Can I write something for you?The filmmakers behind “Russians at War” have argued that a lot of the negative press surrounding the documentary comes from people who haven’t seen it. We asked the opinion of people in the film industry who have. kyivindependent.com/is-russians-at…
- ""The Panama Papers” is a lively and level-headed exposé, but it’s also a moral inquiry into how the top echelon is now united, structurally and spiritually, in robbing the rest of us blind." goo.gl/rjQsjG @PanamaPapersDoc #PanamaPapers
- Replying to @seafar"an unforgiving indictment of war." - Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail.
- Lost in the sturm und drang of the past two years has been the greatest investigative journalism story of our times. Following its world premiere at Hampton's IFF this past weekend, @Winter's searing @PanamaPapersDoc will preem internationally at IDFA. goo.gl/tmQNMdThis Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
- TIFF backs North American premiere of ‘Russians At War’ doc despite Ukrainian-Canadian protests
- Replying to @maria_rantaIt's a Canada-France co-production. The director is a Canadian citizen who, besides the past RTD work y'all love to mention, has worked with experienced journalists from CBC, New York Times, and WaPo, to select a few. The film was produced by Canadian and French producers with
