The war between Netflix and Cannes is escalating.
Tensions have been simmering between the two organizations for months now ever since the film festival directors hinted at rule changes that would penalize companies like Netflix.
In short, if a film was to premiere in competition at Cannes, producers, and studios behind it were required to give the film a regular theatrical release in France, where the festival takes places.
Netflix, being a streaming-only service that almost never releases their films theatrically outside of the U.S., would obviously be hurt by these new policies.
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