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Media Criticism, Praise, Reviews, Etc. (Winnipeg)
Before the Canada Palestine Film Festival, sub-titled "Images of Occupation & Resistance in Israel-Palestine" even opened, there was an avalanche of media coverage, beginning with a B'nai Brith press release attack, and a subsequent B'nai Brith press conference. Four press releases, two press conferences, four newspaper articles, daily telephone complaints, lots of supportive feedback, two published film reviews, and about a dozen radio, television, and newsprint interviews later, the festival, which launched in Winnipeg (Sept. 24-26) at the local Cinematheque theatre, has certainly generated a lot of hooplah. According to representatives from the Winnipeg Film Group which runs the theatre, they are receiving three to four complaints per day, and a major donor has withdrawn financial support from Winnipeg's premiere film production institution, simply because they have allowed marginal Palestinian and dissident Israeli films to be shown in their theatre. If you value free expression or are concerned about human rights violations and justice more generally, please consider joining the Film Group, and sending them praise and donations as a result of this festival, to help offset their lost support. Click on one of the following to get a range of opinions on the festival (more items will be posted here, both negative and positive, in the days ahead):
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