Cannes Director Said He Was Almost Fired Due To Netflix’s Involvement In Last Year’s Festival

At this point, everyone knows the situation between Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival.

Long story short, Netflix wants their prestige films to show at Cannes.

Cannes wants Netflix to show those films, as well.

But there’s this rule saying that any film shown at Cannes must have a French theatrical run.

So, now, we have the most prestigious film festival fighting the biggest streaming service in the court of public opinion.

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