Agnès Jaoui denounces the "escalation of far-right ideas" in the campaign

The actress, screenwriter and director Agnès Jaoui estimated Wednesday that "

" of cinema is "

" because they "

" by transforming them into "

".

With the pandemic, “

, ”she denounced during her first press conference as president of the Toulouse film library.

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“

way,” said Agnès Jaoui, believing that platforms hinder creativity and turn filmmakers into “

”.

Succeeding director Robert Guédiguian as president of this national film library, where she was elected on December 14 for three years, she "

" of promoting meetings between different audiences and of honoring forgotten women directors.

"

" for "

", she said. underline.

More women at Cannes and at the Césars

Agnès Jaoui, who in 2018 denounced the lack of women at the Césars and Cannes, would also like to "

" because "

”.

This committed director, who had called to vote against Marine Le Pen in the 2017 presidential election, also denounced the current "

", deeming it "

".

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Robert Guédiguian, who had chaired the film library since 2016, told AFP that he had asked Agnès Jaoui to succeed him because “

.

, ”he added.

Asked about his points in common with the new director of the Toulouse institution, he underlined their idea of ​​a “

”.