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Cannes Strike: Audiovisual Branch Of Major French Union CGT Throws Weight Behind Festival Workers
The CGT has posted a message of support to Instagram ahead of next week's Cannes Film Festival.
The Audiovisual and Cinema Professionals branch of major union CGT took to Instagram tonight to express solidarity with the workers, noting that the “The SPIAC-CGT supports the strike during the Cannes Film Festival, organized by the general assembly of Under The Screens, The Waste: The Collective of Precarious Workers at Film Festivals.” The making of a film only has a sense if it can be shown, and festivals play a big part in the life and promotion of cinematic works particularly in France.” So far it remains unclear how the potentially disruptive strike action will play out next week when the event gets underway but the festival yesterday released a statement calling for dialogue.
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