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Christopher Nolan, Steve McQueen, Asif Kapadia and more pen letter to government asking for cinema funding

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coronavirus pandemic.The letter, which appeared in The Sunday Times, was organised by Phil Clapp, Chief Executive of the UK Cinema Association.

The signatories on the letter implore Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to provide extra cash to the cinema industry, warning that they are “on the edge of an abyss” and may not survive without further support.Signed by Tenet director Christopher Nolan, Small Axe filmmaker Steve McQueen, Maradona director Asif Kapadia and more, the letter asks specifically for help for bigger operators like Cineworld, Odeon and Vue, which currently have no access to financial support while they continue to be closed during the latest lockdown.The letter reads: “There is no doubt that if.

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