The content of Martin Scorsese’s press conference at Cannes on Friday may have been overpowered by the man himself, but that doesn’t diminish the significance of his announcement.
The legendary director’s World Cinema Foundation, which is screening four films from its library in the Cannes Classics series, recently formed a partnership with the online social network The Auteurs and alternative distributor B-Side Entertainment to promote and release more titles from the library.
The WCF will take advantage of the unique grassroots campaigning that these new media companies provide, theoretically bringing elements of film history to a larger audience than ever before.
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