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
John Smithies
Journalist
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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
John Smithies
Journalist
A journalist for The EpochTimes based in London. These views are firmly my own.
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