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Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch on France’s #MeToo Movement, Women Representation and Political Protests: It’s a ‘Great Moment of Transformation’
Cannes Film Festival President Knobloch addresses the ongoing #MeToo reckoning in France and the festival's stance toward current political turmoils.
Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch kicked off her mandate last year with a banner edition which unveiled Oscar winners “The Zone of Interest” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” Knobloch also addressed the ongoing#MeToo reckoning and the festival’s stance toward current political turmoils such as the war in Gaza, and she and Fremaux’s efforts to organize an edition that people will remember for its selection rather than its controversies. Cannes gave a platform to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a couple years ago, and yet you’ve decided to take a backseat in addressing the war in Gaza and the Israeli hostages.
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