VENICE – Hollywood strikes robbed the Venice Film Festival of some of its usual glitz as it launched its 80th edition on Wednesday, but jury president Damien Chazelle said it was a warning that the industry must prize “art over content”.
The festival has a raft of big-name — and controversial — directors across its 11-day schedule, including new films from Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola and David Fincher.
But many stars are missing due to the historic strike in Hollywood, primarily over pay and the potential impact of AI technology.
Chazelle, director of “La La Land” and “Whiplash” and head of this year’s jury, wore a top showing his support for the strike.
“There’s a basic idea that each work of art has value unto itself, that it’s not just a piece of content — Hollywood’s favourite word right now,” he told reporters.
“It really comes down to that idea of people…
