Washington D.C., April 8 -- : The Cannes film festival director Thierry Fremaux has confirmed that the major event won't take the virtual route if it can't be hosted as a physical event.
Fremaux told Variety,"(For) Cannes, its soul, its history, its efficiency, it's a model that wouldn't work. What is a digital festival? A digital competition? We should start by asking rights holders if they agree."
While teasing some titles that have been in the mix for the upcoming edition, Fremaux said, "Films by Wes Anderson or Paul Verhoeven on a computer? Discovering 'Top Gun 2' or (Pixar's) 'Soul' elsewhere than in (a) theatre? These films have been postponed to be shown on a big screen; why would we want to show them before, on a digital device?"...