A vice president of one of the parallel film events at the Cannes Festival was suspended Thursday after being publicly denounced for sexual violence, witnesses and organisers told AFP.<\/p>\n
During a roundtable discussion about sexual assault organised by France\u2019s film board (CNC), a woman stood up and publicly denounced an executive from the ACID Cannes film section.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe young woman acted with great courage and was immediately taken care of by charities present,\u201d Erwan Balanant, a French MP who was in the room, told AFP.<\/p>\n
It came as the main Cannes Festival barred a French actor from the premiere Thursday of a film in the running for the Palme d\u2019Or top prize because he has been accused of rape by three former partners.<\/p>\n
The ACID Cannes event is not part of the official festival, but runs at the same time and has some organisational links.<\/p>\n
It showcases up-and-coming directors and more experimental cinema. \u201cToday, during a public roundtable, we heard testimony implicating one of our members, currently vice-president of ACID, in serious acts that could amount to sexual violence,\u201d two other co-presidents of the organisation said in a statement to AFP.<\/p>\n
They said the man had been suspended as a precautionary measure and that \u201can internal investigation process has been entrusted to an external body.\u201d The vice president cannot be named for legal reasons.<\/p>\n
Cannes has been under pressure from MPs and activists to take a tougher line on sexual violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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