article_snippet.sent: But this year's Cannes Film Festival has been declared a selfie-free zone after organisers asked celebrities to stop taking the 'ridiculous and grotesque' images.
article_snippet.sent: While Cannes director Thierry Fremaux admitted that Cannes director Thierry Fremaux did not have the powers to ban the pictures altogether, Cannes director Thierry Fremaux urged movie starts to resist the temptation.
article_snippet.sent: Celebrities have been told to stop taking selfies at this year's Cannes Film Festival by Cannes director Thierry Fremaux (pictured, models Petra Nemcova, left, and Victoria Bonya and Hofit Golan, right, at last year's event)
article_snippet.sent: Cannes director Thierry Fremaux said that the 'ridiculous and grotesque' pictures slowed the entire event down, causing problems for organisers (pictured, Jeremie Renier takes a selfie at the photocall for Saint Laurent last year)
article_snippet.sent: Cannes director Thierry Fremaux blasted celebrities such as Rosario Dawson (left) and Nabilla Benattias (right) who 'stop every two metres to take a picture of themselves, with themselves' Quoted in the Guardian, Cannes director Thierry Fremaux said: 'themselves don't want to prohibit it
article_snippet.sent: Cannes director Thierry Fremaux added: 'You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Fremaux, director of Cannes, said Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz and Benicio del Toro could not ban the pictures, but said celebrities will be discouraged from taking celebrities .
highlights_snippet.sent: Thierry Fremaux, director of Cannes, aims to make red carpet selfie-free .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Mr Fremaux then added: 'You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie'
  Stars featuring at 68th event include Cate Blanchett and Michael Caine .