This is not the first time Cannes has been called out for women problems. In 2012, the festival was criticized for not having enough women directors, and three years later it was called out for forcing women to wear heels. Frémaux would apologize for the latter, letting everyone know Cannes does not have a footwear policy. “There is a rumor that the festival obliges women to wear heels," he said. "It’s a rumor, it is not true.”