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It’s worth noting here that UK Equity members, while having much sympathy for their U.S. cousins, are not on strike and are bound by their contracts to attend festivals in support of movies made under Equity mandates. It’s vital for the sake of a British film and television industry on its knees, suffering from the knock-on effect of the SAG strike and challenging economics, that Equity actors are allowed to do that for films and shows they and their crews sweated blood to make. Even so, some would prefer to stay away from front-of-house duties, as the optics aren’t helpful when many want to show solidarity with their American counterparts.
Sorry to interrupt the flow, but it’s important that people know that people here, from every branch of the business, are severely impacted by the strike. A hair-and-make-up artist I met briefly on a set four years ago delivered an Amazon parcel to my home on Saturday morning.But back to the Little Venice Film Festival, which Kotsur will open on October 22.
Two days later, on October 24, he’ll attend an evening of screenings for deaf and blind people at the Electric Cinema on Portobello Road, in Notting Hill. The actor will introduce director Sean Schiavolin’s documentary