“The history of cinema and the history of the internet are two different things.”
“Last year, when we selected these two films, I thought I could convince Netflix to release them in cinemas.
The cinema experience is sacrosanct in the eyes of Cannes, which sees Netflix, Amazon and other studios’ VOD releases as “hybrids” of TV and film.
The head of Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, has explained why Netflix has been banned from competing for the Palme d’Or, the festival’s most prestigious prize.