Cheep shot: Cannes head says it has become a 'Twitter festival'
by Henry Barnes from Technology | The Guardian on (#AGAP)
Cannes director Thierry Fri(C)maux voices complaints at amount of social media in play during the festival, following his ban on red-carpet selfies
Cannes film festival chief Thierry Fri(C)maux has attacked social media for making this year's event "a Twitter festival".
Speaking to French industry magazine Le Film Franiais, Fri(C)maux criticised delegates' tendency to respond to the world-first screenings of key arthouse titles by tweeting about them soon after leaving - or even during - a film.
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