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"It
is a difficult time obviously in Hollywood for working actors
and writers, and also for crews," Chazelle told reporters as the
world's oldest film festival got underway.
The actors and writers are striking together for the first time
in 63 years, demanding curbs on the use of artificial
intelligence and higher pay as streaming becomes prevalent.
"There is a basic idea that each work of art has a value unto
itself and is not just a piece of content, which is Hollywood's
favorite word right now," said Chazelle, director of "La La
Land" and "Whiplash".
"It comes down to each person being remunerated for each piece
of art that is made, and how to find a way to maintain and get
back that idea of art over content."
The major U.S. entertainment studios have said they are
committed to reaching "an equitable agreement" to end the
long-running stoppage. Writers have been on strike since May
with actors off the job since July.
The strike has shut down both television and movie productions
and has prevented actors from promoting big studio movies as
well as films made by streamers like Netflix.
However, the festival's artistic director, Alberto Barbera, said
that just three of the 23 films in the main competition - "The
Killer", "Maestro" and "Poor Things" - would be impacted by the
strike, with their actors not coming to Venice.
That means the likes of Emma Stone, Michael Fassbender and
Bradley Cooper, who both stars in and directs "Maestro", will
not hit the red carpet. However, Barbera said the strike could
have had a much bigger impact.
"When the strike was announced, for a few days we really risked
losing the U.S. component of the festival, which instead, as you
know, came," he said.
(Reporting by Crispian Balmer; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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