The feud between Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival is well documented. The streaming giant has been a thorn in the festival organizers’ side for years now, due to frustration from French distributors over Netflix’s lack of theatrical releases.
Well, it turns out that could have ended this year with a special screening of Spike Lee‘s “Da 5 Bloods.” READ MORE: Cannes 2020 Line-up: Wes Anderson’s ‘French Dispatch,’ 2 New Steve McQueen Movies & Much More Speaking on IndieWire’s Screen Talk interview series, Cannes director Thierry Fremaux addressed Spike Lee’s role as a jury president (a role he may take on next year instead), and his film “Da 5 Bloods” which was just released on Netflix.
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