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Cannes Film Festival Head Thierry Frémaux On Rumors Of #MeToo Wave: “We Are Trying To Have A Festival Without These Polemics”
As a #MeToo wave looked to rock the 77th Cannes Film Festival with rumors swirling that filmmakers with films at the event would be tagged, Thierry Frémaux emphasized his event isn’t about polemics, rather the picture that’s on the screen. If there are controversies during Cannes “we try to avoid them” he said today during […]
Deadline had asked Frémaux about whether he agreed with Cannes Mayor David Lisnard published comments in L’Opinion equating France’s recent #MeToo movement to the East German Stasi. “We’re extremely attentive to what is happening today, and we’re following the situation closely,” said Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch in an interview with celebrity magazine Paris Match on Thursday May 9 about how the fest would handle a #MeToo wave. “If the case of a person being implicated should arise, we will take care to make the right decision on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with the board and all the involved parties.
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