Serious shortage of people doing ‘proper’ jobs on film sets

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Recruitment campaign announced at Cannes to counter huge shortage of skilled film workers, from plasterers and make-up artists

Cinema needs its moments of high glamour to attract funding and sell tickets, and each May the Cannes Film Festival provides them in grand style, with plenty of diaphanous gowns, jewels and famous faces. But tomorrow morning, on the beach where much of the deal-making takes place, an appeal will be made for something it needs even more: skilled workers who can build sets or operate cameras, as well as make-up artists, lighting and sound engineers.

 

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