The National Union of Film Critics in the words of President Franco Montini concerned about the cancellation of the morning print previews with the following press who dutifully publish:

Cannes 2018 - previews cancellation Press.

The National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics - SNCCI very concerned by the new organization of press screenings at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 and it joins the concerns expressed by the Fipresci and French colleagues of the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma.

As far as we learned from the press, early cater exclusively to accredited journalists and critics will be replaced this year, for the first time, by projections at the same time or even moved to the next morning. In the information system characterized by timeliness and speed requirements, this measure threatens to penalize its own film critics, that is, those who have more than others need to think about the subject of their writing and deepen their perspective and expertise with weighting. of course we understand the need to protect Festival world premieres and film delegations, placing them away from hasty judgments and untimely considerations, magari negative, expressed on social networks, even before the gala soirée, but we believe that this can be overcome with a confidentiality clause and a preventive embargo to which the Italian film critics, as a trade association, They would be happy to join.

moreover, the same system of credits, the pyramidal organization of the badge, He is penalizing some years, Also with the exponential explosion in the number of accredited, the possibility for many critics of warheads "minor" or not "privileged" to be able to write about movies, unfortunately it remains out of the room even after a long and patient wait. This can sometimes make the participation in the most important festival of the world's frustrating and even penalizing. And the measure seems just launched, at least on paper, Compounding this situation.

The President SNCCI

Franco Montini

Roma, 28 March 2018