Re:Cannes Artistic Director Explains Netflix Competition Ban
by thaumasiotes on Monday March 26, 2018 @03:43AM
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Are you getting this from somewhere? Cannes has this to say about itself:
> What is the mission of the Festival de Cannes?
> In order to achieve this level of longevity, the Festival de Cannes has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to draw attention to and raise the profile of films, with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level. And to this day, this profession of faith constitutes the first article of the Festival regulations.
> The spirit of the Festival de Cannes is one of friendship and universal cooperation. Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the evolution of motion picture arts and encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world.
The criteria for eligibility are that the film was produced within the previous 12 months, that it hasn't been released internationally, that it hasn't been submitted to any rival international film festivals, and that, if chosen, the film will be released in French theaters in accordance with French law. Netflix is blocked by that last one, because the French law of cinematic releases says you can't stream them. I don't see what would block Marvel films if they wanted to enter, though.
> What is the mission of the Festival de Cannes?
> In order to achieve this level of longevity, the Festival de Cannes has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to draw attention to and raise the profile of films, with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level. And to this day, this profession of faith constitutes the first article of the Festival regulations.
( http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/qui-sommes-nous/festival-d... )
> The spirit of the Festival de Cannes is one of friendship and universal cooperation. Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the evolution of motion picture arts and encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world.
( http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/participer/rules?id=2 )
The criteria for eligibility are that the film was produced within the previous 12 months, that it hasn't been released internationally, that it hasn't been submitted to any rival international film festivals, and that, if chosen, the film will be released in French theaters in accordance with French law. Netflix is blocked by that last one, because the French law of cinematic releases says you can't stream them. I don't see what would block Marvel films if they wanted to enter, though.