Lamia Raafat
The International Federation of Cinematic Arts (Ar thouse CICAE), whose members represent 4,000 screens in Europe, criticized the Venice Film Festival, accusing the prestigious festival of making a serious mistake by showing films from the Netflix electronic network.
These criticisms complement the permanent objections to Netflix films and other platforms, accusing her of her original work as not films, but that did not stop these platforms to see her work this year in a number of very important festivals.
Venice 2019 and three movies from Netflix at once
At this year's Venice Film Festival, three films from Netflix were screened. The first is director Noah Bomback's Marriage Story, and director Stephen Sodberg's The Laundromat in the official competition. The King).
As a result, the International Federation of Motion Picture Arts has sent a long message criticizing the festival and other festivals featuring films from electronic platforms, which will lead to the collapse of the cinema.
"The whole industry is at a turning point," said Francois Aim, head of the French branch of the federation. "Festivals like Cannes, Venice and Berlin must come together to face Netflix and its like in a united front."
Aim added that over the past 60 years, if a television network wanted to find a place in Venice and other festivals, it was subject to a number of rules, such as co-production of films and screenings in cinemas, and electronic platforms should not be exempted from these commitments. Attention to strong companies.
"Netflix has money and ambition but no substance. Supporting ambition and money is a betrayal of the primary task of festivals that defend the art of cinema first of all," Netflix said. Another, "he put it.
Telluride confirmed that online platform films are no longer a fad in the world of festivals. The festival will feature a series of films produced by electronic manufacturers such as the premiere of "The Two Popes" and "The Story of" Marriage, "Astronauts", "The Report"
Netflix has high hopes in the award season
Netflix has taken advantage of the gaps in the rules of festivals and major competitions to showcase its films, as well as the competition for the most important awards. Filming, Oscar almost got the best film, and rumors were scattered about that he lost his last so that Netflix does not get the most important prize in the world of cinema.
This year, Netflix has aggressively prepared itself to compete in the award season with several films topped by, of course, Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," which opens the New York Film Festival at the end of September.
Netflix provided the film with unprecedented facilities, earning a budget of $ 159 million, the highest in all Scorsese films.After its release at the New York Festival, there will be a limited commercial screening of the film in early November to qualify for the Oscars.
The above are just a few examples of what the online platforms have won this year, in a highly hostile environment, and different destinations think these platforms are coming to spoil the seventh art, but on the other hand there are viewers and some filmmakers in the class of Netflix and her brothers It allows them to produce their films with financial facilities in light of the multiple problems they face from other producers.