The Toronto International Film Festival loses its prime sponsor Bell, and now this. Hollywood stars such as Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Rachel McAdams, Edward Norton, Joaquin Phoenix and 200-plus filmmakers including Adam McKay and Kat Coiro have signed an open letter to TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey blasting the fest’s other primary sponsor Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as being a “world-leading enabler of fossil fuel extraction” as well as the bank’s “indiscriminate enabling of projects” on indigenous lands without consent.
In addition, the open letter accuses RBC of snubbing leaders of impacted nations as well as BIPOC leaders. You can read the letter below.
Deadline has reached out to TIFF for comment and we’ll update accordingly. TIFF is very passionate about its support of indigenous and Native Americans.
Before every screening, Bailey, both at the podium and in a video that plays before every screening, always provides respect to them, reflecting that the festival is taking place on their land.
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