The Cannes Film Festival, the year’s most prestigious and most glamorous celebration of cinema, is set to kick off on May 14. But the event may face a serious setback, as over 200 French film festival workers (both Cannes employees and workers from other festivals across France) are calling for a strike, according to Deadline. These workers, whose employment is mostly through short-term contracts, are fighting primarily for better pay and unemployment insurance, as outlined by an open letter... Read this story
