Three weeks ahead of the much anticipated unveiling of the official selection, Cannes Film Festival’s director Thierry Fremaux talked to Variety about the festival’s new era, the impact of the Harvey Weinstein scandal on the industry and whether Cannes will take note of the #metoo movement in its lineup of events.
Fremaux also talked about the “Netflix rule” and shake-ups for the upcoming 71st edition.Are you planning to have any events related to Time’s Up or #MeToo during the festival?It’s not the festival’s role to organize “#MeToo events” because we don’t have the skills or the legitimacy to do so.
We prefer to bring together all the initiatives which will be launched here and there at Cannes.
We are having a lot of discussions, we’re exchanging thoughts to get ready for the festival.
We are also considering our own practices.
For instance,
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