Spielberg doesn't want Netflix & streaming services to be eligible for Oscars,
& Cannes disqualifies Netflix from competition but will still show their films at the festival.
Seems like smaller films & filmmakers would lose out on the economic benefits
these awards can generate. That doesn't seem fair.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/03/23/netflix-originals-are-now-barred-from-competition-at-cannes
Spielberg's comments are at 4:25 - 7:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hTTvO50QTs
& Cannes disqualifies Netflix from competition but will still show their films at the festival.
Seems like smaller films & filmmakers would lose out on the economic benefits
these awards can generate. That doesn't seem fair.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/03/23/netflix-originals-are-now-barred-from-competition-at-cannes
Spielberg's comments are at 4:25 - 7:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hTTvO50QTs