“The Festival de Cannes is a celebration of cinematographic art. We exist to showcase the new writing, new genres and new visual innovations of our time. Every year in May, Cannes gives a sort of snapshot – both ephemeral and lasting, when one adds up the years – of what constitutes the art of cinema.”

Thierry Frémaux

Thierry Frémaux and Pierre Lescure speaking before the French National Assembly’s Commission for Cultural Affairs on 1 April 2015.

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