Cannes Red Carpet Selfies

Thierry fremaux tried once before to ban the ridiculous and grotesque practice at the world s most prestigious film festival in 2015 before backing down.

Cannes red carpet selfies.

Each decade a new group of red carpet rebels comes to the festival and decides to do their own thing. Last week organizers announced that taking a self portrait is forbidden festival director thierry fremaux told le film francais magazine that selfies go against what has made cannes reputation. Tragically the cannes red carpet selfie has now gone the way of the pastel le clic disc camera. A certain elegance discretion.

Paris france the head of the cannes film festival said friday he was banning selfies on the red carpet claiming they caused unwanted disorder before premieres. That s the message from top festival official thierry fremaux who says red carpet selfies will be banned. The head of the cannes film festival said on friday he was banning selfies on the red carpet claiming they caused unwanted disorder before premieres. A brief history of red carpet rule breakers at cannes.

Thierry fremaux has shaken up protocol at the upcoming cannes film festival eliminating morning press screenings of films before their evening premieres and banning selfies on the red carpet. Selfies on the red carpet in a continuous and touristy way are ridiculous. W ant to take a selfie on the red carpet during the cannes film festival. Since we are not policemen we will trust attendees and their understanding of the situation.

Anyone walking up the red carpet to a cannes premiere last year had to pass a scary sign that said pas de selfie et de photo sur le tapis rouge merci anyone who tried to snap.