Cannes will announce its 2018 lineup shortly, but new films by Netflix are likely to be notable for their absence. It’s a conflict that could have major ramifications for the industryThe Cannes film festival boasts some of the noisiest audiences in the world – and if they don’t like your movie, you’ll soon know about it. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cannes festival director Thierry Frémaux. Nearly a year on, Sarandos and the festival seemed to have buried the hatchet, and the reports in the trades are that five Netflix films had actually been accepted by the festival. While Netflix and Cannes are engaged in a cold war, the fight for the future of cinema is warming up.

Source: The Guardian April 10, 2018 12:10 UTC