Celebrity Red Carpet Selfies Banned? Cannes Film Festival Starts Campaign To Stop Stars Taking Personal Photos For Instagram, Twitter, Etc.

We're sure you, like most people out there, love celebrity selfies that you get to see on respective stars' Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts. Combine that candidness with the high-profile events of premieres and red carpets, and you've got some great photos to check out! Unfortunately for those that appreciate this medium, the Cannes Film Festival will start keeping selfies to a minimum on the coveted red carpet, starting with 2015's 68^th annual celebration, a lineup of which was just announced.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film festival's newly appointed president, Pierre Lescure announced this selfie crackdown during the lineup reveal this week.

"We don't want to prohibit it, but we want to slow down the process of selfies on the steps. We think it's ridiculous and grotesque and really slows things down," he said this week. "You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie."

Do you think that selfies will eventually suffer a ban at red carpet events or will more measures like this fix the "problem" of slowing down the festivities? Let us know what you think of this news in the comments section below!

You can check out a list of the films in competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival right here (via Slash Film):

The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan)

Carol (Todd Haynes, U.S.-U.K.)

Erran (Jacques Audiard, France)

The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece-U.K.-Ireland-Netherlands-France)

Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan)

Louder Than Bombs (Joachim Trier, Norway-France-Denmark)

Macbeth (Justin Kurzel, U.K.-France-U.S.)

Marguerite and Julien (Valerie Donzelli, France)

Mon roi (Maiwenn, France)

Mountains May Depart (Jia Zhangke, China-Japan-France)

My Mother (Nanni Moretti)

The Sea of Trees (Gus Van Sant, U.S.)

Sicario (Denis Villeneuve, U.S.)

A Simple Man (Stephane Brize, France)

Son of Saul (Laszlo Nemes, Hungary)

The Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone, Italy-France-U.K.)

Youth (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy-France-Switzerland-U.K.)

Check out a more detailed list over at Variety!