By Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A day ahead of the Cannes Film Festival’s announcement of a selection of films set to receive the ‘Cannes 2020’ label on June 3, the festival’s artistic director Thierry Fremaux penned a letter to contextualize this year’s unlikely edition.
While the festival’s physical edition was canceled in April following the French government’s ban on large-scale events, Fremaux said the selection committee received a record 2,067 features for consideration, up from last year’s 1,845 films. “The crisis and the slowing down of post-production activity did not have an impact on the number of movies submitted,” said Fremaux. “The selection is here, and it is beautiful.
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