Movie Theater Rescue Called For By Top Filmmakers, NATO, MPA, DGA In Letter To Congress: “Theaters May Not Survive”
deadline.comDade Hayes Finance EditorDozens of established filmmakers joined with the Directors Guild of America, the National Association of Theatre Owners and the Motion Picture Association to urge Congress to come to the aid of movie theaters devastated by COVID-19.“Absent a solution designed for their circumstances, theaters may not survive the impact of the pandemic,” the letter warns. (Read it in full below.)Signatories of the letter sent to House and Senate leaders include Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, Judd Apatow, Jon Chu, Sofia Coppola, Alfonso Cuarón, Lee Daniels and Clint Eastwood.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy are urged.
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