Director Green says no to mask, San Sebastian expels him

(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 24 - Eugène Green, a French filmmaker born in the USA, born in 1947 was 'expelled' from the San Sebastian Festival in Spain for not respecting the measureanti-covid in force at the festival. The director who competed for his latest film "Atarrabi et Mikelats," in the Zinemira section, at a screening of the film, refused requests from festival officials five times to resign the mask and wear it the right way, local newspaper Naiz reported. Variety, citing the official festival statement. A behavior that first led the staff to ask the director to leave the room and then to revoke his accreditation as a guest. "Two officers of the Basque Police - the official statement explains - informed him that an administrative complaint will be brought forward for which he could receive a fine". Ilfestival "suspended Eugène Green's credit for his lack of respect for the measures decided by the health authorities and the festival staff and for putting the health of the other spectators and the film crew at risk during and after the screening". (HANDLE).