Netflix has been banned from competing in the Cannes Film Festival, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter.
Theirry Fremaux, the head of Cannes, told THR last week the ban is because Netflix refuses to release its films in theaters, choosing instead to debut them on its streaming service and, in some rare cases, do day-and-date releases so the film can be seen both online and off.
In the case of Bong Joon-ho’s Okja and Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories
films that were entered into last year’s Cannes to widespread protest from French filmmakers
Netflix was unable to secure last-minute permits for one-week theatrical releases due to French media regulations.
“Last year, when we selected these two films, I thought I could convince Netflix to release them in cinemas. I was presumptuous, they refused,” Fremaux told THR.
Netflix is still allowed to show films at Cannes, Fremaux added, but its films will not be eligible for the prestigious Palme d’Or.
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