Distribution : Cannes, quotes from day one. by Roy M. Martens

“We were in negotiations with the two largest Russian distribution companies, and they both asked us to put everything on hold because of directives they received,” Richard Rionda, CEO of Hannibal Pictures, “There's no easy find in Cannes,” Sony Classics co-president Tom Bernard. “Cannes is like going to a junk auction and trying to find a gem.” “Cannes is strange because you go all the way there to set meetings with people who have an office four blocks away from you.” Daniel Wagner