The organizers of the Cannes Festival and parallel sections opened the door to dialogue with film workers who were threatening to go on strike on Tuesday, a week before the opening of the largest event in the seventh art.
“The Cannes Festival, the Filmmakers’ Fortnight, the Critics’ Week and the ACID wish to emphasize that they are aware of the difficulties encountered by some of their employees who, after different contracts with film festivals, are affected by the reform unemployment insurance and must face a reduction in their benefits,” they emphasize in a joint press release.
“Under the screens the waste”
In response to the press release of the collective “Under the screens la dèche” which called on Monday for a strike “of all employees of the Cannes Film Festival and the parallel sections.”
This very rare call does not call into question the opening or celebration of the festival, but it could “disturb the event,” said one of its spokespersons.
Deploring the increasing precariousness of their jobs, projectionists, programmers, press officers, box office managers, employees throughout the year at various festivals, ask to be able to benefit from the status of intermittent entertainment workers, of which they are deprived.
“In this situation, we want solutions to be found and we are willing to create lasting conditions for dialogue to support them,” emphasize the organizers, who recommend “gathering all interested festivals, institutions and interlocutors around the table.” social”.
Source: BFM TV
