madonna told volunteers to turn away from her .
she had a wonderful time at the festival and was especially delighted that she got to spend so much time with her fans in front of the theatre which is a famous tradition at the festival ... we are director madonna poses before the news conference for the film ' ' w.e. '
is madonna 's first film as director and received some negative reviews when it debuted at the venice film festival earlier this month .
the singer - turned - film - director was explaining how an anarchist anthem by punk band the sex pistols ended up on the soundtrack for her second directorial work , starring british actors james d'arcy and andrea riseborough .
the band 's 1977 single " god save the queen " attacked social conformity and deference to the crown .
 
in venice , where the film premiere earlier this w.e.
i welcome criticisms of my film when it 's viewed as an artistic form and not when people are mentioning things about my personal life or my achievements in any other field because they 're irrelevant to the film .
the pop star told reporters at the toronto international film festival , where she is promoting her second film " w.e. "