Cannes Film Festival defends male-dominated competition

Cannes Film Festival defends male-dominated competition

The head of the Cannes Film Festival defended Monday making another male-dominated selection in a year when the movie "Thelma and Louise" features on the official poster.

Cannes Defends Male-Heavy Lineup: “Films Are Chosen for Quality

The Cannes Film Festival is again facing criticism over gender imbalance in its competition lineup. This year, only five of the 22 films in competition are directed by women.This morning, at the annual press conference, Cannes boss Thierry Frémaux defended the selections as being based purely on artistic merit. He maintains that Cannes does not deliberately exclude women, arguing instead that “films are chosen for their quality, not the gender o…