New Italian health guidelines are good news for the film fest, but British attendees will still be required to quarantine upon arrival.
All festival attendees will need an official certificate proving they are fully vaccinated, have recovered from a COVID infection or have had a negative antigen test in order to enter the theaters and screen films at Venice 2021.
The new ruling is good news for Venice, which is hoping this year to attract significantly more industry players, international journalists and film fans than were able to attend the more restricted 2020 event. Film delegations and red-carpet talent, attending Italy for “work reasons,” are exempted from quarantine regulations so long as they do not stay longer than five days in the country.shortly after announcing the star-studded lineup for the 74th festival, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera said he hoped Venice 2021 would be the “