Variety | 2018Cannes Marché du Film

Cannes' Thierry Fremaux Holds Forth on #MeToo, Netflix, Selfies and Press Screenings

Coming into an impromptu press conference Monday, Cannes Film Festival artistic director Thierry Fremaux looked stunned to be greeted with an ovation from journalists. "I was expecting boos," he joked before addressing controversy

By Elsa Keslassy

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