Did the movie ever play at international film festivals?

[FirePuppy 739]

In some countries, certain movies had to be screened at festivals before they were allowed screening in public.

[SharpWit 2,855]

it was showcased May 10th, at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, but I think that just means they previewed it. I think the franchise is too big to be played at a regular film festival but then again I have no idea how those things really work. The movies is estimated to have cost between 5 and 8 million dollars to make and easily put itself in theatres across the United States, which I don't think festival type films are really able to do which is part of why such festivals are organized in the first place, beyond the aspect of seeing films from an artistic point of view.

[FirePuppy 739]

I remember 20 years ago, film festivals were the norm for many foreign movies. But now, some movies get released straight to VOD services and don't even get any theatrical release, nor do they ever get Blu-ray or DVD releases.