K.J. Yossman Thierry Frémaux, artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, opened up about his discussions with Netflix and the challenges of holding the festival during the pandemic in a pre-festival press conference on Monday.Answering repeated questions about the streaming giant, which does not have a presence at the festival, from the assembled phalanx of global journalists, Frémaux spoke passionately about the history of cinema and whether streaming platforms represent an existential crisis. “2019 was a great year for films,” said Frémaux. “2020 was the most disastrous year in the history of the cinema.
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