Top News Agencies Up in Arms Against Venice Film Festival Over New Red Carpet Footage Restrictions — Will The Festival Budge?

variety.com:

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Top international news agencies, including the Associated Press and Reuters, are up in arms against the Venice Film Festival over what they claim are restrictions to access footage of the fest’s star-studded red carpet activities and press conferences.

In past years, the agencies have been able to give their clients more or less unlimited amounts of Venice footage, excluding live feeds.

Upon arrival on the Lido this year, with no forewarning, agency video teams collected their red carpet accreditation on opening day and were then handed a form to sign telling them there is a 90-second limit, the groups allege.

The 90-second limit is allegedly due to Italian media regulation that was always in existence, but is only being enforced this year.