French filmmaker Eugène Green has been kicked out of the San Sebastian Film Festival after refusing to comply with festival safety procedures and wear a face mask.
The U.S.-born director was booted out of the world premiere of his latest film, Atarrabi et Mikelats, on Wednesday night. "Eugène Green, was asked up to five times by festival staff to put on [his] mask and to put it on correctly," festival organizers said in a statement. "Finally, due to his lack of collaboration, the festival management asked him to leave the theater. ...
The festival has suspended the accreditation of Eugène Green, who has lost his status as a guest of the festival, for his lack of respect for the measures agreed with the health authorities and for the.
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