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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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An 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.
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*RUSSIANS AT WAR. Thanks for the spell check @calxandr (my bad, busy day defending truth and a free media). Oh yeah, and for the PR. We had no marketing budget, nobody would've known this film existed. X is fun. I've rarely ever posted. Good luck defending your useful idiocy.
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By 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.
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Cultural 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.
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(and i'm bummed that I just had to pay X to post this. NAFO dudes, I'm not an X person, you win).
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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.
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""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." @PanamaPapersDoc #PanamaPapers.
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Proud of Canada's support for free media and democratization in Ukraine. Now let's do that in Canada! @tvo .@cafreeland.#TIFF24
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"an unforgiving indictment of war." - Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail.
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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.
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TIFF backs North American premiere of ‘Russians At War’ doc despite Ukrainian-Canadian protests
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@maria_ranta It'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.
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@2ug2ug @KyivIndependent Presently, fight against NAFO cancellation bullshit. Typically, for me, help filmmakers with festivals, marketing and distribution. How am I doing so far? Think people know about the film?.
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Chris Selley: Canada banishes a film with the nerve to portray Russians as human
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"Change comes slowly. I feel very optimistic that these journalists are creating the conditions for change. Their work is pervasive and continuous." @Winter #PanamaPapers .@EPIXHD .@fieldofvision .@ICIJorg .@mcclatchy.
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"On the big screen, it really looks like history." @b_obermayer, humbled immediately following @IDFA premiere of @PanamaPapersDoc. w/ Director @Winters and journalists @JohannesKrKrist @JanTrouw #PanamaPapers .@EPIXHD .@fieldofvision .@ICIJorg .@mcclatchy
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@DonnaDasko @SenateCA @ISGSenate @ukrcancongress @StanKutcher Senator, we've just completed our first screening at tiff. The Q&A included questions from audience members who are opposed to our film, as we do in open societies. Speak with Canadians who have seen RUSSIANS AT WAR. Watch the film yourself, meet with its filmmakers, get the.
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@UCCToronto @TIFF_NET Not blame, factual context for the question as to why this all didn't happen at our Venice premiere. I cherish Canada's open and pluralistic society, and that historically our country has been a peaceful, democratic haven for those who flee war and oppression. Enough with the.
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@TetyanaUkrainka The director has been a professional for something like 14 years, 6 of those for RTDocumentary, that time mostly spent making broadcast docs set in the Middle East. In several interviews the director has noted that the environment in that particular RTD unit was "liberal" by.
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Quite the word salad @StanKutcher and @DonnaDasko, lots going on there, none of it applicable here. Stop the politically motivated bullying of @LunenburgDocs and respect the programming autonomy of publicly funded cultural events, spaces and institutions.
Yesterday @DonnaDasko and I sent a letter to the Lunenburg Film Festival asking them to reconsider showing the film "Russians at War". This is a pernicious example of soft propaganda. #NoStageForRussia @kovaliv_y @ukrcancongress
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All of it was significantly more expansive and visceral than that I had been monitoring before Tuesday’s peaceful protest at TIFF’s Press/Industry screening, which included an in-cinema protest. I support the right to peaceful protest.
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@filmfestsecrets @joellacabalu @DOC_BC @DOXAFestival @DOCorg @atljewishfilm Hey Chris…it’s a great graphic, clever and satirical, and got a big laugh. I put it up when speaking to the complexity of choice when navigating festival submissions, with full attribution to @atljewishfilm.
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"There is nothing about the documentary “Russians at War’’ that glorifies, justifies or in any way spreads disinformation about the brutal conflict that President Vladimir Putin has inflicted on Ukraine for the past two-and-a-half years. And on his own citizenry." - Rosie.
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A fellow journalist calling on a doc filmmaker to release her footage? Is that cool with you @DOCorg friends?.@PENCanada, do you support that?.
Opinion: Whitewashing Russian soldiers is an insult to the Ukrainian victims of their invasion
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@NatalieSemotiuk As one of the organizers of the peaceful side of the protest, you've had a big platform to express your views. I'm sure you'll continue to have that platform and use it. But, please, understand where such dishonest and irresponsible rhetoric leads.
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@geogvma @rynkrynk I'm defending a film that should've just finished its North American premiere. I did not want to be on X doing this. I'm not a social media kind of person. I made a choice to engage because I, and the film, were being defamed. We all want this war to end for Ukraine and full.
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Fair Trade for Filmmakers: Is It Time For Festivals To Share Their Revenue? http://t.co/x7cwT0pS.
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@StanKutcher @TIFF_NET "There is nothing about the documentary “Russians at War’’ that glorifies, justifies or in any way spreads disinformation about the brutal conflict that President Vladimir Putin has inflicted on Ukraine for the past two-and-a-half years. And on his own citizenry." - Rosie.
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@globeandmail A fellow journalist calling on a doc filmmaker to release her footage? Is that cool with you @DOCorg? @PENCanada, do you support this?.
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These films may be small in size, but their vision, feeling, and artistry know no limits. Presenting #Tribeca2020's fantastic short film slate, curated by @SharonLeeBadal and Ben Thompson and full of stories that animate and illuminate the human condition:
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"If Anastasia Trofimova’s film Russians at War is a piece of Kremlin-approved propaganda, as its legions of detractors allege, then whoever approved it should stay well clear of any high windows." - Chris Selley, National Post.
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@YuliaTymosha @tvo @cafreeland The Canadian government has consistently recognized the importance of transparency and public access to information, particularly in conflict zones, where understanding is critical for international discourse.
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@YuliaTymosha also worked for CBC, New York Times, WaPo, several of Canada's most respected producers. Left RTD in 2020, when as she puts it "the relatively liberal atmosphere in which we were working started to change." (and after a film she made about slave labour in Russia).
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Mohamad Fakih, founder of Paramount Fine Foods, speaks about growing a business AND community. (having shawarma tonight) #GlobeSBS17.
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Děkuji, @kareloch @martin_horyna and the wonderful @kviffest audiences for supporting #documentary #cinema. @littlewisdomdoc @Cielo_Film.
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@ukrcancongress @TIFF_NET Not "propaganda". Independent media produced by our free and open Canadian society and exhibited by a respected cultural organization that is now subject to threats and attempts at political suppression. unCanadian.
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@bluecheckedout @maria_ranta There are a lot of propaganda experts. In Canada, the NFB/ONF was pretty good at it too, pioneering.
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@kolga @ukrcancongress @UCCToronto No. Love my many Ukrainian friends and our open and pluralistic society.
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The Toronto International Film Festival says it has rescheduled screenings of the controversial film “Russians at War” for Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the TIFF Lightbox.
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@KyivIndependent I'm proud of Canada's support for Ukraine, and especially for a free media and democratization. Here we are now fighting for the same.
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@maria_ranta um, you missed a lot of things. I was referring to the dogs on the avatars and banners of those attacking the film as an explanation for blocking those accounts, except yours and some others, so far.
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@OlegKostour They're on Vimeo. Do the work. Her last one for RTD was on slave labour in Russia. She left right after that. Fill in the blanks. After she worked for CBC, NYTimes, WaPo.
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@FightTheEntropy @maria_ranta RTD hasn’t been mentioned? Check her public bio, all the films are online. TIFF only lists feature films, not broadcast docs, in their bios, and what they list is not approved by producers. The Glinka filming is another dead end, as are answers given in a 20 minute Q&A. And it.
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@NatalieSemotiuk If you can't deal with public discourse, don't post in public forums. I do acknowledge that, from what I've seen, the intent and result of your organizing was peaceful assembly. However, as you've acknowledged, there was a "significant credible security threat." That threat was.
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@YuliaTymosha @tvo @cafreeland who will almost certainly be charged In Abstenia in Russia for spreading false information about Russia's military. Though, who knows, maybe they'll be happy now that you're doing that work for them.
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@HertzBarry First all the statements, now the letters.
Yesterday @DonnaDasko and I sent a letter to the Lunenburg Film Festival asking them to reconsider showing the film "Russians at War". This is a pernicious example of soft propaganda. #NoStageForRussia @kovaliv_y @ukrcancongress
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you’ve done a great job with this Julian, and so much more potential.
Let's pay a special thanks to the man behind the Festival Concierge Service that we all love so much! 🎉Thanks Julian! @DOCorgFC🎉 #DOCfete17
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@KyivIndependent Proud of Canada's support for free media and democratization in Ukraine. We just want the same here.
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#littlefreelibrary finds from down the street today. A beloved, battered paperbook in need of a final resting place, and freakin' @paufder, horror plus docs is exactly where I’m at, presently.
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@2ug2ug @KyivIndependent False equivalency. See the film instead of attempting to suppress it. Let’s chat then.
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@2ug2ug @KyivIndependent My work started a few months ago. The Canadian producer initiated the project, reaching out to the director, who she knew from working on several Canadian productions, shortly following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The producers have decades of experience making.
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@sarcastic_spell @nothyphenated2 I've been paid $15K Cdn by the Canadian producer to manage festival distribution. Admittedly, the scope of work has expanded. Should I ask for a raise?.
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@SzilviaBorsan you do realize that ALL those films, from more than 10 years ago, are against the Russian regime?.
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@StanKutcher @DonnaDasko @kovaliv_y @ukrcancongress Senators, what a coincidence, RaW's legal counsel also sent a letter today. Let's compare and contrast which of our letters holds truer to Canadian values of independent media and the autonomy of publicly funded cultural events, institutions, and spaces from political pressure,.
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@Bacarr7 @kolga @ukrcancongress @UCCToronto Incorrect. I had shared the film with some. They are supportive because they watched the film, as painful as that was for them, and get it.
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BREAKING: Legal team for producers of RUSSIANS AT WAR sends note to TVO board: "Failure to resolve this matter will leave us no choice but to pursue all legal remedies, including claims for breach of contract, defamation, and the damages associated with loss of CMF funding."
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@The_Fit_Gourmet @StanKutcher @TIFF_NET except "she" has made films in war zones in Kosovo, Syria, Iraq, Congo and, of course, occupied Ukraine. Y'all obsessed with the RTD docs (left in 2020 after making a film about slave labour in Russia. fill in the blanks). Also has worked for CBC, New York Times, WaPo, and.
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@nonfics Fact check: Yes, Grierson applied "documentary value" to MOANA in a 1926 review. But, Edward S. Curtis, in a proposal for IN THE LAND OF THE WAR CANOES, c. 1914, used "documentary works" and "documentary value" to describe the form, as per Brian Winston, Claiming The Real.
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@SzilviaBorsan Yes. I also realize that your posts about my career only highlight my commitment to activist documentaries against Russia, not to mention my experience and critical understanding of how documentaries function in the world.
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@NatalieSemotiuk We didn't post in that forum, respectfully. If you didn't want us to observe, you should not have made it public. I've shared here, also a public forum, because 1)TIFF's security concerns that led to rescheduling the RaW screenings have been unfairly discredited and 2) you.
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@calxandr @ChakhoyanAndrew @nationalpost Nice to see you at the TIFF screening today Chris. And great job working the news hits. Too bad you didn’t join us to see the film. Doesn’t matter, lots of earned media for you. Congrats and you’re welcome.
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@meanjohnn @FkoffatAOL There are no Russian soldiers, even in sub-command positions, who oppose the war?.
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Sundance and True/False Programmers Discuss Festival Economics at Full Frame http://t.co/ykufkWfTuT
#fullframefest @indiewire.
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@RachelPAV @TetyanaUkrainka There are no widely accepted and universally practiced ethical standards for documentary filmmaking. There are various guidelines, a few in particular that I value. Something i want to write about soon. Don’t have that stuff on hand now. The tension, grey area between documentary.
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@OlehNikolenko_ @tvo @TIFF_NET I support free media and democratization in Ukraine! It would be great to have that in Canada too.
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@PH_OSINT @kolga @ukrcancongress @UCCToronto Proud that our Canadian government provided funding for @KyivIndependent AND our film.
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@Bacarr7 @2ug2ug @KyivIndependent Independent filmmaker who also does journalism. Watch the film, the uniform is explained.
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Congrats @YUQIII and @littlewisdomdoc!
Best Canadian Feature, presented by @DOCorg & @Telefilm_Canada, goes to Yuqi Kang's A LITTLE WISDOM: “Captures the distinct and moving inner rhythms of a Tibetan monastery, welcoming us into a world that we never thought a mischievous child could reveal.”
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