Film executive in Cannes accused of sexual assault during event

A vice president of one of the parallel film events at the Cannes Festival was suspended Thursday after being publicly denounced for sexual violence, witnesses and organisers told AFP.During a roundtable discussion about sexual assault organised by France’s film board (CNC), a woman stood up and publicly denounced an executive from the ACID Cannes film section.“The young woman acted with great courage and was immediately taken care of by charities present,” Erwan Balanant, a F