Overview

• Halton police say a suspect fired multiple rounds through Film.ca Cinemas’ entrance shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday.
• Investigators describe the shooter as a dark-skinned male with a heavy build, wearing all black clothing and a black face mask.
• The same Oakville location was targeted on Sept. 25, when two suspects used a flammable liquid to ignite the front doors, as shown in surveillance video released by the theatre.
• Film.ca cancelled upcoming South Asian titles, including Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 and They Call Him OG, and suspended all future South Asian screenings indefinitely citing safety concerns.
• Reports note similar attacks at other theatres in the GTA and British Columbia, and some distributors allege a campaign to limit South Indian films’ exhibition in Canada.