Russian journalists have claimed that they were denied press accreditation to the Cannes Film Festival, and festival organizers have said only outlets in line with their “position concerning the situation in Ukraine” will be allowed to come to the upcoming event.
In an article published by The Wrap on Sunday, two Russian journalists said that while they had been accredited by the festival in the past, they were denied this year. They said that Cannes press chief Agnes Leroy told them that organizers had been “waiting for things to get better” in Ukraine before deciding on accrediting Russians, and ultimately refused.
“We approved only the medias that are in line with the Festival’s position concerning the situation in Ukraine,” Leroy told The Wrap, without commenting on whether any Russian journalists had been approved or denied their press passes.