Netflix Pulls All Films Out of Cannes Following Competition Ban

Posted on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 by Hoai-Tran Bui

netflix pulls out of cannes

In a ballsy move that caps off an escalating feud between Old and New Cinema, Netflix is pulling out of the Cannes Film Festival.

After Cannes effectively banned streaming services from competing in the prestigious film festival, Netflix has decided to pull all of its movies out of the festival altogether.

Comments

Featured Posts

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Three: ‘The Lodge’ is the Feel-Bad Horror Movie of 2019, ‘The Pool’ Defies Reality and Good Taste, and ‘The Mortuary Collection’ Will Scratch Your Horror Anthology Itch

‘Die Kinder Der Toten’ Review: You’ve Never Seen a Zombie Movie Like This [Fantastic Fest 2019]

‘The Mortuary Collection’ Review: A Gory, Stylish Midnight Anthology Movie More Interested In Humor Than Horror [Fantastic Fest 2019]

‘In the Shadow of the Moon’ Review: A Genre Mash-Up of Sci-Fi, Mystery, Horror, and Action [Fantastic Fest 2019]

‘Deerskin’ Review: The Director of ‘Rubber’ Made a Film About Being Obsessed with a Jacket [TIFF 2019]

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Two: ‘Color Out of Space’ Redefines What an H.P Lovecraft Movie Can Be, ‘The Death of Dick Long’ is a Wild Story of Tender Idiocy, and ‘Reflections of Evil’ May be One of the Craziest Movies Ever Made

‘In the Tall Grass’ Review: Stephen King & Joe Hill’s Disturbing Story Gets An Appropriately Disturbing Adaptation [Fantastic Fest 2019]

‘The Golden Glove’ Review: One of the Most Disturbing Serial Killer Movies In Decades [Fantastic Fest 2019]

Ordinary Adventures Vlogs

Watch the latest videos from Ordinary Adventures, and subscribe now on YouTube.

Around The Web

Upcoming Movies

5/24: Aladdin, Booksmart, Brightburn

5/31: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Rocketman

6/07: The Darkest Minds, Dark Phoenix, The Secret Life of Pets 2

6/14: Men In Black International

6/21: Child's Play', Toy Story 4

6/28: Yesterday

7/03: Spider-Man: Far from Home

7/19: The Lion King

7/26: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Boy 2

8/02 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

8/09: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

8/14: The Angry Birds Movie 2

8/23: Angel has Fallen

9/06: It: Chapter 2

9/20: Ad Astra, Rambo: Last Blood

10/04: Joker

Future:

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker & Spin-Offs

/Contributors

Peter Sciretta

Editor in Chief, Head Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Jacob Hall

Managing Editor

Austin, TX

David Chen

Editor-at-large, /Filmcast

Seattle, WA

Ethan Anderton

Writer and Weekend Editor

Chicago, IL

Hoai-Tran Bui

Writer

Queens, NY

Ben Pearson

Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Chris Evangelista

Writer

Philadelphia, PA

Jack Giroux

Interviewer-at-large

Los Angeles, CA

Christopher Stipp

This Week in Trailers

Phoenix, AZ

Blake J. Harris

How Did This Get Made

New York

Devindra Hardawar

/Filmcast

Brooklyn, NY

Jeff Cannata

/Filmcast

Los Angeles, CA

Fred Topel

TV Correspondent

Los Angeles, CA

/Follow Slash Film On:

/Film

All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. Affiliate links used when available.

/Film

Blogging the Reel World

Netflix Pulls All Films Out of Cannes Following Competition Ban

Featured Posts

Upcoming Movies

/Contributors

/Follow Slash Film On:

/Film