Overview

• Festival workers, including projectionists and press officers, plan to strike to protest inadequate compensation and lack of unemployment benefits.
• The 'Sous les écrans la dèche' collective, representing hundreds of workers, calls for equal benefits as other entertainment industry freelancers.
• French labor law reforms effective July 1 could further reduce unemployment benefits for freelance workers.
• Cannes organizers urge dialogue and collective bargaining to address the grievances of festival employees.
• The strike could significantly disrupt the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, scheduled for May 14-25.