The Cannes International Film Festival in France, considered one of the world’s top three film festivals, has banned all celebrities attending this year’s festival, including actresses, from wearing revealing outfits, so-called ‘doggy looks’.

The 78th Cannes International Film Festival announced on its official website on the 12th, a day before the opening on the 13th(local time), that “in order to maintain dignity, nudity will be prohibited in all areas of the festival site, including the red carpet.” This means that film festival attendees are prohibited from wearing revealing clothing.

In addition, the Cannes International Film Festival stated that it does not permit the wearing of “voluminous, flashy costumes,” especially “dresses with excessively long skirts,” that impede the comfortable flow of event attendees and make it difficult to find seats in the theater.The festival stated that “the film festival has the obligation to prohibit anyone who does not follow these rules from entering the red carpet.”

Regarding this announcement by the Cannes International Film Festival, CNN in the US, The Guardian in the UK, and other media outlets reported that it was “a conscious effort to keep up with this dress trend,” mentioning the controversial revealing outfits of stars at recent award ceremonies, such as Bianca Senseri, who wore a daring nude dress that revealed her entire body at the Grammy Awards in February.

The Cannes Film Festival is known for its strict dress code, even among film festivals, including mandating tuxedos for men.However, some stars have previously attended red carpet events in revealing outfits, drawing more attention than the films or leading actors invited to the festival.Last year, model Bella Hadid was criticized for attending the premiere of The Apprentice in an apricot-colored see-through dress that revealed her cleavage.

Meanwhile, this year’s Cannes International Film Festival will be held from the 13th to the 24th in Cannes, France.This year, it was disappointing that not a single Korean feature film was invited to the competition or non-competition section.However, director Hong Sang-soo became the sixth Korean filmmaker to join the jury.Actors Kim Go-eun and Han So-hee are scheduled to walk the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival as brand ambassadors.


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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