Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival

Protesters disrupted an opening night screening of Nutcrackers at the Toronto International Film Festival (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), chanting “Stop the genocide” during opening remarks.

At the screening for the David Gordon Green comedy Nutcrackers on Thursday evening, four protesters walked down the centre aisle of the Princess of Wales Theatre, carrying signs and torches while shouting criticism of festival sponsor Royal Bank of Canada. They shouted: “Cut ties with RBC.”