France's Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday that the country's cinemas won't receive any exceptions to strict curfew rules imposed on nine cities where the number of coronavirus cases has spiked.
on Wednesday and will go into effect on Saturday for at least six weeks. Cinemas, however, won’t receive any exceptions and will need to close accordingly by curfew.
Michel Gomez, the head of the Mission Cinema, a body in charge of coordinating film and TV shoots in Paris, toldthat the French government has agreed to allow indoor and outdoor filming to take place at night, after 9 p.m. “The government considers filming to be a professional activity, and as a result, cast and crew members will be able to go home from work with a waiver,” said Gomez. The executive said the number of shoots has been skyrocketing in Paris in recent weeks.
Under the curfew rules, people without a waiver will not be allowed to be anywhere outdoors from 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. and all shops, restaurants and bars will be shut down during those hours. Those who violate the rule will be fined €135 — the amount of the fine is the same for those who aren’t wearing a face mask.
But the plea, which was backed by France’s new culture minister Roselyn Bachelot, was rejected by the prime minister Jean Castex on Friday, who said during a presser in Lille that “everyone has to be home at 9 p.m., apart from very precise exceptions.”
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