Netflix now banned at Cannes after cinema release row

The Cannes film festival effectively slapped a ban on future Netflix-backed movies Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after the streaming giant refused to screen its two films in this year’s competition in French cinemas.

Although “The Meyerowitz Stories”— starring Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller—and the Korean-American thriller “Okja” will be allowed to compete next week for its top prize, the Palme d’Or, the festival’s organisers said they were changing the rules so it can never happen again.