All the films opening the sections at this year’s political event are French for the first time in many years.
Glamour and gripes are poised to collide this year as Cannes kicks off in the most French way imaginable with French films opening every section for the first time in many years – from Maiwenn’s Jeanne Du Barry to The Animal Kingdom in Un Certain Regard, The Goldman Case in Directors’ Fortnight and Ama Gloria at Critics’ Week – and protests from labour unions threatening to spill over onto the Croisette.
Despite a ban on protests during the festival by the city of Cannes,...
Glamour and gripes are poised to collide this year as Cannes kicks off in the most French way imaginable with French films opening every section for the first time in many years – from Maiwenn’s Jeanne Du Barry to The Animal Kingdom in Un Certain Regard, The Goldman Case in Directors’ Fortnight and Ama Gloria at Critics’ Week – and protests from labour unions threatening to spill over onto the Croisette.
Despite a ban on protests during the festival by the city of Cannes,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
All types of demonstrations and gatherings have been banned on the public highway for the duration of the Cannes Film Festival by the region’s Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture governing body.
The festival has a history of acting as the backdrop to public protests and expectations are high that the 76th edition will be no exception amid heightened tensions over France’s controversial pension reforms.
The prefecture posted the ordinance, imposing the ban from May 16 to 27, on its website on Friday evening, saying it was necessary in order “to guarantee public order during an exceptionally big and international event”.
“The available police forces will not be sufficient to prevent and contain all the public order disturbances that are likely to arise,” it said.
The interdiction includes Rue d’Antibes, the Palais des Festivals, the Croisette and the Promenade de Pantiero alongside the Marché du Film’s International Village.
The French unions are...
The festival has a history of acting as the backdrop to public protests and expectations are high that the 76th edition will be no exception amid heightened tensions over France’s controversial pension reforms.
The prefecture posted the ordinance, imposing the ban from May 16 to 27, on its website on Friday evening, saying it was necessary in order “to guarantee public order during an exceptionally big and international event”.
“The available police forces will not be sufficient to prevent and contain all the public order disturbances that are likely to arise,” it said.
The interdiction includes Rue d’Antibes, the Palais des Festivals, the Croisette and the Promenade de Pantiero alongside the Marché du Film’s International Village.
The French unions are...
- 5/13/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The city of Cannes has banned protests along the Croisette and its surroundings during the Cannes Film Festival.
The labor union Cgt, which is represented by Denis Gravouil on the administration board of the Cannes Film Festival, is still preparing a large demonstration on May 21 but it will take place along Boulevard Carnot, far away from the Croisette and from the festival’s headquarters. There will also be a rally of hospitality workers, including staff from hotels, cafes and restaurants, in front of the Carlton hotel – whose famous guests this year include Martin Scorsese — on May 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The rally, which will likely involve protesters banging saucepans to express their anger, is technically allowed because the front of the Carlton is a private area.
The City of Cannes and regional authorities went ahead with this ban across most of Cannes to prevent civic unrest. The country...
The labor union Cgt, which is represented by Denis Gravouil on the administration board of the Cannes Film Festival, is still preparing a large demonstration on May 21 but it will take place along Boulevard Carnot, far away from the Croisette and from the festival’s headquarters. There will also be a rally of hospitality workers, including staff from hotels, cafes and restaurants, in front of the Carlton hotel – whose famous guests this year include Martin Scorsese — on May 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The rally, which will likely involve protesters banging saucepans to express their anger, is technically allowed because the front of the Carlton is a private area.
The City of Cannes and regional authorities went ahead with this ban across most of Cannes to prevent civic unrest. The country...
- 5/13/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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