There’s a shift afoot in France, where our chief film critic Barry Hertz is reporting from the glitzy Cannes Film Festival. As he writes, industry players are laying the groundwork to disrupt American supremacy: This year’s festival featured just two U.S. titles and, in fact, the only time that people were even talking about Hollywood was in the incredulous tone of a concerned parent. And for Canadian filmmaking, that represents an opportunity. Read more.

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