The Hollywood Reporter wrote on Sep 11, 2024:

“In our view, in no way should this film be considered Russian propaganda,” the Toronto Film Festival said in the face of protests from the Canadian Ukrainian community and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister. 

“The film will make its North American premiere later this week, as scheduled,” TIFF organizers said on Wednesday in a statement.

Russians at War will have a North American premiere on Friday afternoon at the Scotiabank Theatre, as originally scheduled. TIFF organizers are expected to beef up security for the film screening, both outside the cinema and in the auditorium where disruption by protesters remains a possibility.

Also Wednesday, the Documentary Organization of Canada, representing filmmakers, said it was “profoundly alarmed” by TVOntario, the provincial publicly-funded broadcaster, to withdraw production financing for Russians at War.

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