STOCKHOLM (AP) — The organizers of the Jewish International Film Festival say they were forced to postpone the event because cinemas in Malmö, Sweden, would not screen the films, with some citing safety and security concerns.

This year's Jewish International Film Festival was supposed to celebrate 250 years of Jewish life in Sweden and was scheduled to run Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, according to its website.

The organizers, in a statement posted Thursday to the festival's website, said they were “stonewalled by all commercial and art-house cinemas in the city.”

They said they would “pause to gather strength” before starting the process of finding a venue again. They added that they had received “heartwarming” support in recent days.

Ola Tedin, one of the organizers, told Swedish broadcast

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