Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Many people changed their minds at the last minute and decided to come to Cannes,” said Jerome Paillard, executive manager of the Cannes Market, the business wing of the Cannes Film Festival.
Those that did will have access to a large volume of new films making their market premieres.Paillard explained that the pre-Cannes online market held two weeks ago was necessary because it filled the gap between Berlin and Cannes.
But he says that the Pre-Cannes Screenings do not detract from the physical Cannes Market, which kicked off on Tuesday.“We have 300 films showing physically and online that were not in the Pre-Cannes Screenings.
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