Good morning, everyone. Here’s an update from Miami. Last night, the festival posted the following on it FB page:
“At our screening of THE INFILTRATORS this evening, there was an unfortunate misunderstanding and miscommunication among some of our personnel regarding the conduct of the film's post-screening q&a session. We apologize for the confusion and distress that was caused and assure all involved with the film that we fully support and stand behind THE INFILTRATORS as w...e have since we invited and programmed this important and powerful film. Our next screening of the film on Wednesday, March 6 will proceed with the full involvement of Festival representatives in introductions and moderation of the post-screening q&a, as has always been the unwavering intention of Miami Film Festival.”
We are grateful for this apology and eager to rectify this matter and make amends - That said, it’s difficult to understand how middle management made this call without the approval of their programmers. Either the directive came from an even higher power, with political muscle, or leadership at the Miami Film Festival is truly questionable. We look forward to seeing if things properly reset tonight.