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# Protest Erupts at Toronto International Film Festival Screening
Four protesters disrupted the opening screening of Nutcrackers at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Thursday night. The protesters shouted slogans against the festival’s bank partner, Royal Bank of Canada, citing the bank’s ties to Israel amid its war with Hamas, now approaching the one-year mark.
During the evening, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey was delivering opening remarks just before the 6 p.m. world premiere. When the protest broke out, members of the audience booed the activists, with some shouting, “Go home.”
The demonstrators carried placards and chanting slogans, including “RBC funds genocide.” Seven minutes later, the protesting quartet was led out of the building, allowing the screening to continue without delay.
David Gordon Green’s film stars Ben Stiller as a workaholic entrusted with the care of his orphaned nephews. Rivulet Films produced the film, joining Rough House Pictures, after securing a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement with principal photography taking place last year in Ohio.
On other fronts, political activism is not a new presence at film festivals. There have been similar incidents such as the “Let Gaza Live” rally at the Sundance Film Festival held earlier this year, seeing nearly 100 marchers attend with Palestinian flags. Moreover, a potential pre-festival strike by filmmakers also loomed over last month’s Cannes Film Festival amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Despite the disruptions, TIFF chose not to comment on the incident for now.
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