He feels that the social network has not given him enough “freedom”.

Franco-Cambodian director Rithy Panh has decided to resign from the first TikTok jury, official partner of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, according to information from The Hollywood Reporter.

"TikTok must understand that a jury is sovereign," insisted Rithy Panh, explaining: "You can choose films, it's called selection.

Choose the jury.

But after that, you have to let the jury do its job.”

“Too pushy” suggestions

The director, whose feature film

The People of the Rice Field

was, in 1994, the first Cambodian film presented at the Cannes Film Festival, considered that the platform's suggestions were "too insistent".

This withdrawal of the jury makes him "sad", "especially since some films are really of good quality", he insisted, recalling his "support" for the authors.

For the first collaboration between the favorite social network of young people and the prestigious international festival, the jury had to decide between very short videos (three minutes maximum) by filmmakers from all over the world.

In addition to Rithy Panh, the jury is made up of three other filmmakers (Camille Ducellier, Basma Khalifa and Angèle Diabang) and a TikTok star (Khaby Lame).

The prizes must be awarded on Friday in the presence of Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the festival.

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