Montreal film festival cancels Homolka premiere (en francais)

Montreal Film Festival Cancels Homolka Film

In a tersely worded statement released late Wednesday, the festival said it had decided to cancel the showing of Karla scheduled for the opening of the festival on Aug. 26, citing opposition to the film.

"Following the debate raised by the announcement of a showing of Karla during the festival, as well as the discomfort expressed by a number of the sponsors concerning their clients, the management of the World Film Festival has decided to not present this film at the festival,'' the statement said.

Hmm...., I wonder what helped them decide more, the debate or the sponsors yanking the money required to run the festival.

Unfortunately, in today's day and age when you restrict or ban something of this nature, you only fuel the appettite for it.