Arthouse cinema group Cicae, whose members represent 4,000 screens in Europe, has criticized what it calls the Venice Film Festival’s “momentous mistake” in showcasing Netflix films in its lineup.
Netflix has had a healthy presence on the Lido this year with lauded drama Marriage Story and Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat playing in Competition and Timothée Chalamet-starrer The King playing Out Of Competition. While disquiet has been less apparent than last year, today Cicae (the International Confederation of Art Cinemas) sent out a long missive criticizing Venice, other festivals and the streamer, whose model either collapses or does away with the theatrical window.
François Aymé, President of Cicae’s French chapter, said the industry was reaching a “turning point”: “The co-operation between the main events, all facing Netflix with a united front, could once again compel the platform to reconsider its position. Nothing is irreversible and...
Netflix has had a healthy presence on the Lido this year with lauded drama Marriage Story and Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat playing in Competition and Timothée Chalamet-starrer The King playing Out Of Competition. While disquiet has been less apparent than last year, today Cicae (the International Confederation of Art Cinemas) sent out a long missive criticizing Venice, other festivals and the streamer, whose model either collapses or does away with the theatrical window.
François Aymé, President of Cicae’s French chapter, said the industry was reaching a “turning point”: “The co-operation between the main events, all facing Netflix with a united front, could once again compel the platform to reconsider its position. Nothing is irreversible and...
- 9/2/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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