oh everyone I know who works for Cannes are going to defend the woman (and non-white women) non-selection with the always hilarious argument of meritocracy, it's a lost cause. last year i was told something along the lines of 'the president of the jury is female' what else do you want. but Dolan, Assayas and Loach need more recognition.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 23 May 2016 16:01 (seven years ago) link
It's not a lost cause. The meritocracy argument is obviously bullshit when films like Sean Penns The Last Face or Hazanavicius' The Search makes it through. People need to repeat this, research, spread the facts. The facts are these: Since 2000 one Palm has gone to a film that wasn't both western and directed by a male (Uncle Boonmee). 11/17 Camera d'Or awards has gone to such a film. 7/17 Golden Lions, 8/17 Golden Bears, 8/17 Golden Leopards. 8/17 Un Certain Regard Awards. Cannes is the clear extreme outlier, and it's their problem. They do not capture what's actually going on in world cinema.
― Frederik B, Monday, 23 May 2016 16:09 (seven years ago) link
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/pictures/cannes-2016-posters-d-or
shame commercial posters dont look like these.
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 08:10 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
The tension is unbearable.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 00:02 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 26 May 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link