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Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch Addresses How Event Will Deal With Potential #MeToo Allegations


Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch Addresses How Event Will Deal With Potential #MeToo Allegations

Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch has said the event is paying close attention to the evolving#MeToo situation in France in an interview with celebrity magazine Paris Match. The publication of the Q&A on Thursday came amid rising speculation within the French media and local film industry that a raft of #MeToo allegations is set to break in the lead up and during the upcoming 81st edition of the festival, running from May 14 to 25. The festival announced earlier this week it had invited Godrèche to work premiere her short film Moi Aussi, highlighting stories of victims of sexual violence, during the opening ceremony for its Un Certain Regard section on May 15.

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