C.‘is an operation underway at Cannes 2022 film festival. Conquering young people to the cause of cinema. An operation that strategists are organizing on several fronts. Of the work of seduction to be achieved through the metaverse Fortnite home we wrote to you. We do not know how many new followers have passed through that door, for now on the virtual Croisette there are few.
But there is another open front: the new partnership with TikTok who is entrusted with the task of showing a new perspective, of rejuvenating the habits of festival-goers, has suffered a severe blow, the resignation of Rithy Panh, president of the jury of TikTokShortFilm. “In view of the persistent disagreements over the independence and sovereignty of the jury, I have decided to leave my duties,” wrote the Cambodian director in an email that The Hollywood Reporter published.
Rithy Panh with the Silver Lion for “Everything Will Be Ok” won last February. (Getty Images)
Too many “recommendations”
All ‘Obsthe 58-year-old documentary maker said that the representatives of the Chinese company would have been very insistent, they wanted to know the progress of the jury’s workto the point of “suggesting” to him who would have precedence among the thirty short films selected. A list focused on the best and politically neutral productions. Russia, no. China, why not … “I tried to explain to them that it wasn’t going well,” Panh told theHollywood Reporter. «If they want to do their marketing, that’s fine, but if they say this it’s a real film competitionthe independence and sovereignty of the jury must be respected ».
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