Chinese Embassy Pressures UK Film Festival to Cancel Ai Weiwei Documentary

A documentary festival in Sheffield has refused to remove a film about Ai Weiwei from its schedule, despite coming under pressure from the Chinese Embassy.
Chinese Embassy Pressures UK Film Festival to Cancel Ai Weiwei Documentary
John Smithies
Updated:
A documentary festival in Sheffield has refused to remove a film about Ai Weiwei from its schedule, despite coming under pressure from the Chinese Embassy, according to festival organisers.
The documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is due to screen on June 15th and 16th at the Sheffield Doc/Fest. A delegation of 10 Chinese commissioning editors, who were to join the festival, have now pulled out of attending.
John Smithies
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