Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentVenice Film Festival organizers are closely monitoring the possible impact of the spread of the Delta variant, but sounded an upbeat note on Monday with artistic director Alberto Barbera saying he was confident “the situation will be much less complicated than Cannes.”Venice is organizing free COVID tests on site in a number of different locations, but daily testing will likely not be mandatory.
Biennale president Roberto Cicutto said proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test will appear automatically on festival attendees’ passes without it being necessary to provide this proof separately.Also in play this year is the “Green Pass,” which is Europe’s proof of vaccination.
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