We kick off our #WomenAtCannes podcast season with an episode on the history of women at Cannes. We examine how Cannes works and uncover a number of surprising stats. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Associate Editor Brett Pardy.

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On this episode:

• How Cannes works (2:55)
• Running the numbers on women at Cannes (10:47)
• Chantal Akerman and Agnès Varda at Cannes (21:10)
• The importance of the Cannes sidebars (23:37)
• Learn more about the Women in the Cannes Competition Box Set (33:14)
• How Cannes markets itself (34:46)
• Cannes awards (38:05)
• The lack of intersectionality in this conversation (42:45)
• A case study on Cannes 2021 (46:58)
• Conclusion (55:39)
• Coming soon (1:00:25)

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