A look at Venice Film Festival's socially-distant red carpet
VENICE - The heads of Europe’s main film festivals came together for the opening of the Venice movie showcase on Wednesday in a show of solidarity for an industry which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s not for us, everything that we’re doing and are trying to do... It’s for the work, it’s for the films, it’s for the directors,” said Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux, whose own festival could not go ahead as planned earlier this year. Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who heads the prize-awarding jury in Venice this year, said she also wanted to show support for film-makers who had to complete their movies in challenging circumstances.
“I think it feels very collegiate, actually, in a way that maybe it hasn’t before. Less territorial.”Blanchett and Venice director Alberto Barbera highlighted the growth of streaming platforms during months of lockdown and the negative effect this could have on cinemas.“Today we risk going towards a progressive reduction of the role of movie theatres,” said Barbera.
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