“To me the Cannes Film Festival (besides being the most important film festival in the world — no disrespect to anybody) has had a great impact on my film career. You could easily say Cannes changed the trajectory of who I became in world cinema,” Lee said via official announcement earlier this morning. “It started way back in 1986 — my first feature film ‘She’s Gotta Have It,’ which won the Prix de la Jeunesse in the Directors’ Fortnight. The next joint was in 1989 — “Do the Right Thing,” an Official Selection in Competition. And I don’t have the time nor space to write about the cinematic explosion that jumped off, still relative to this, 30 years later,” Lee said. Whether his upcoming film, the Netflix-produced “Da 5 Bloods,” will premiere at Cannes this year is up for debate. We do know shooting on the WWII film has wrapped and that post-production is all but done as well, however, the Netflix ban at Cannes may very well still continue this year, which means Lee’s latest joint may have to wait for the fall festivals. Regardless, I don’t think “Da 5 Bloods” would even premiere in the competition since it would represent a conflict of interest with Lee as Jury president. The official selection for Cannes 2020 and the rest of the jury will be announced later this year, most likely in April. Contribute Hire me
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