Netflix won’t screen anything at Cannes

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After being disqualified from competing at Cannes, Netflix has opted out of showing any of its content at the prestigious film festival. A new rule was instituted this year that banned any movie from competing if they didn’t have a theatrical run, which means streaming content creators aren’t welcome to join. Last year, Netflix’s Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories competed at the festival and it had French cinema owners and unions up in arms. Thus, the establishment of the rule. It was reported Netflix offered to comply with the requirement of screening films in theatres but French law dictates that those filmed in cinemas can’t be made available on streaming services for three years thereafter.

And so, this year Netflix is skipping out on the festival. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, told Variety, “I don’t think there would be any reason to go out of competition. The rule was implicitly about Netflix, and Thierry made it explicitly about Netflix when he announced the rule.”

Apple's 'Shot on iPhone 6' campaign wins Outdoor Lions' prize at Cannes

Apple's 'Shot on iPhone 6' campaign, which showcases images taken by photographers using the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in a series of supersized billboards has won the Outdoor Lions category at the Cannes Grand Prix festival.

The Shot on iPhone World Gallery' showcased images from 162 users and was marketed in 73 cities in 25 countries. Images in the campaign itself were shot in 13 different countries. Called iPhone World Gallery, the campaign has even featured the world of Canadians John Lehmann and Dan Carr. The campaign, fully produced by Apple in-house, is clever in that it highlights the sort of creative ways people can use the iPhone 6 to make stunning and pro-level images.

The iPhone has been the most popular camera on services like Flickr and makes up the most user-submitted images beating out even the most popular point-and-shoot and DSLR cameras.

Source: 9to5Mac