Netflix’s Okja booed at Cannes Film Festival after it is nominated for the coveted Palme d’Or

NETFLIX upset plenty of film traditionalists after two of its movies were nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or and, it sounds like they’re a vocal bunch.

THE Cannes Film Festival started with a bang again this week, after a press screening of Netflix’s Okja was interrupted by loud booing.

Some attendees were infuriated by Netflix’s refusal to abide by the new festival rule that all movies should be shown in French cinemas.

Then the film — which stars Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal — was stopped because of a technical glitch, and restarted again without explanation, which led to further jeers.

Actors Devon Bostick, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lily Collins, Paul Dano and Tilda Swinton all star in the Netflix movie Okja which premiered at Cannes Film Festival last night. Picture: Alastair Grant

Christophe Tardieu, director of French film authority the CNC, which underwrites the Cannes festival, told the New York Times that Netflix is “the perfect representation of American cultural imperialism ... I deplore Netflix’s attitude in this affair, which showed total intransigence and refusing to understand and accept how the French cultural exception works.”

Meanwhile, the stars are working the red carpet. Rihanna hosted a glitzy Chopard bash on Friday with Marion Cotillard which was also attended by models Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner.

Rihanna flashes her crotch at the Chopard ‘Space Party’ on Friday night. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain

Kendall Jenner opted for a bedazzled gown for the Chopard event. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain

Bella Hadid at the Chopard ‘Space Party’. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain

This article originally appeared on The New York Post and has been republished here with permission.

Originally published as Netflix’s Okja booed at Cannes Film Festival after it is nominated for the coveted Palme d’Or