Sheffield Doc/Fest Board Apologizes to Ousted Programmers
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variety.comNaman Ramachandran The Sheffield Doc/Fest board of trustees has apologized to its programming team who departed on acrimonious terms last week, following the departure of artistic director Cintia Gil.In an emotional statement last week, the festival’s group of seven programmers — Juliano Gomes, Qila Gill, Carlos Pereira, Christopher Small, Rabz Lansiquot, Soukaina Aboulaoula and Herb Shellenberger — spoke out about an ugly clash between the festival’s board and its outlook for the event, and the artistic team and their curatorial vision.On Tuesday, the board of trustees released an apologetic statement that also asked some searching questions of themselves.“We agree with the signatories of the letter ‘What is a film festival even for?’.
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