Cabourg (France) (AFP)

The Cabourg film festival (Calvados) is held until Thursday in a lighter version, due to protective measures against the Covid-19, but no less lively, noted an AFP photographer.

"We open the way. We show that the public is still there, that it reacts well, that we can completely, by informing, protect the public and the artists. We cannot have our heads down all the time. time on our screens. It's good to raise your head "to go to a projection, a play or a concert, said Tuesday AFP Suzel Pietri, general delegate, on the second day of this 34th edition.

"Usually we welcome 10,000 to 12,000 festival-goers. There, if we get to 4 to 5,000, it will be great," said Ms. Pietri. Monday, the projection of the early evening on the beach was almost complete with 150 to 200 people came to see "An easy girl" by Rebecca Zlotowski, in their deckchairs spaced a meter.

The two halls of Cabourg, with a capacity reduced to 65-70% also fill up at each screening, according to the organizers.

From 35 to 40 artists must make the trip against 70 to 100 usually. Chiara Mastroiani and Lambert Wilson notably went through the Marcel Proust promenade to receive the awards for best actress and best actor on Monday. "Everyone was very disciplined, except Nicolas Bedos", prize for best director for "La Belle Epoque", who "when receiving his prize was so happy that he kissed Doria Tillier", said Ms. Pietri.

Director Guillaume Brac, winner of the Grand Prix for "A l'Abordage", was also present, but not Robert Guédiguian, prize for the best film for "Gloria Mundi".

The jury chaired by Benoît Magimel could not make the trip, many members having filming on these dates. But it met from June 10 to 14 in Paris to award the awards announced Monday evening.

About fifty screenings are planned on the beach and in the two cinemas of Cabourg. This is half as much as the previous editions where the halls of the neighboring towns of Houlgate and Dives-sur-mer were also used, according to the organizers.

In mid June the Annecy animation festival took place in a fully digital edition due to the Covid-19.

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