Greta Gerwig and her jury met the press today to discuss their roles as members of the jury, the possible repercussions of the French #MeToo on the festival, and if a film on Donald Trump can be viewed objectively.
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00:00 Cannes Film Festival welcomes its 77th edition this Tuesday as the Euronews team is set to
00:07 bring you the latest updates on this event.
00:11 This year's festival will have Marilyn Strip as the guest owner at the opening ceremony
00:16 and Greta Gerwig as jury president.
00:19 An Iranian director will also present his film in person after being sentenced to eight
00:25 years in prison.
00:26 "They have no right to deprive me of my artistic rights or to make conditions for this to happen.
00:33 I will do my best to achieve my human rights."
00:43 There are also rumors of the possibility of more #MeToo revelations during the festival
00:48 after an 82-woman protest on the steps of the Palais in 2018 and a gender parity pledge
00:58 in 2019.
00:59 But the film festival general delegate downplays them.
01:00 "Last year there were some controversies.
01:02 So we decided to make a festival without controversies.
01:07 There are no controversies that come from the festival."
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