The Toronto Film Critics Association has said it “unanimously” supports freedom of speech and apologized to filmmaker and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers in a statement after the organization edited comments about Palestine from her acceptance speech.
“We sincerely apologize to Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers for the fact that her message was not aired in full and that she was neither given an opportunity to review the edits to her acceptance speech, nor were time constraints communicated to her,” the Association said in a statement to CBC News.
The Association said that in the future, all winners will “review and approve pre-recorded speeches before they run, and that any time constraints or concerns must be expressly communicated to them throughout the process.”
“We are committed to giving a platform to the voices we celebrate,” the Association said. Read the statement in full below.
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