Some guests of honour of the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in southern Switzerland will not be attending the event in solidarity with the film industry strikes in Hollywood. However, the organisers assured that the screenings will go ahead as planned.
Scriptwriters, actors and directors have been manning picket lines to demand better contracts in Hollywood, but the effects of the strikes have reached the Alpine nation too. "Some of the personalities expected to receive awards or present films will not be attending the Festival," said the organisers in a statement on Thursday.