Selfies are banned at the Cannes Film Festival - but these fun-loving celebs broke the rule
msn.comTaking selfies at Cannes is banned, but some celebs snuck a few in anyway. Here are the pics to prove it. . . If you were to attend the illustrious, annual Cannes Film Festival, it's important to be aware that there are a few arbitrary rules all guests must follow.
For starters, no flats are allowed on the red carpet - all shoes worn by women specifically must be heeled. Yes, seriously - in 2015, a group of women was reportedly turned away from a screening of the film Carol because they weren’t wearing heels, per ScreenDaily.
One also must be aware of a fairly new rule that was put in place in 2018 - absolutely. no. selfies. Photos can be taken on your phone, but there are specifically no selfies allowed.
The visionary behind this rule is the Cannes creative director, Thierry Frémaux, who must set a precedent for the artistic vision of the festival each year - and for the last four years, the #1 specification has been to abolish all Cannes selfies. “On the red carpet, the trivial aspect and the slowing down provoked by the disorder which these selfies create tarnishes the quality of [the red carpet experience] and of the festival as a whole,” Thierry told Le Film Français magazine in an interview published earlier this month ahead of the festival's start.
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