Swabs, Tracing & Socially Distanced Red Carpets: The Covid Protocols Guests Can Expect At The Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival has revealed the array of coronavirus protocols it will enforce at this year’s event, which is due to get underway in just over two weeks. Scroll down for the measures in full. Venice is set to be the first major festival to stage a physical edition since early March. However, amid travel restrictions and new outbreaks across Europe, Asia and the Americas, international attendance is expected to be considerably lower than previous editions. Many industry professionals we have spoken to – including those who have already booked elements of their journey – are still weighing up their attendance in light of how quickly travel advice and restrictions are changing. Venice is usually a launch-pad for Oscar movies but this year’s lineup is thin on American studio fare due to the pandemic. Impressively, the event has managed to maintain a sizeable program of global arthouse movies. Related Story Venice Film Festival Adds Luca Guadagnino Pandemic-Themed Short & School Shooting Thriller ‘Run Hide Fight’ Italy has managed to avoid a second wave to date, but in recent weeks coronavirus cases have been spiking across Europe with Spain, France and Belgium among the worst affected. The UK today re-introduced… Read full this story

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