Italy's cultural sector on its heels but hopeful amid lockdown
China DailyA worker sanitises the Doges Palace on St. Mark's square as a measure to fight against the coronavirus contagion in Venice, Italy, March 12, 2020. While the Stromboli Eco-Logical Theater Fest is not as well known as La Fenice, it has similar problems during the national coronavirus lockdown, according to its artistic director Alessandro Fabrizi. Like Venice, which was already reeling from the impact of last year's floods when the lockdown orders were issued, Stromboli saw two volcanic eruptions last year, the first of which left one hiker dead. "We're still holding out hope that we can hold the festival in late June, but it seems unlikely," Fabrizi said. The festival usually screens around 70 different films each year, and with distribution channels mostly paused and most cinemas around the world closed, Vicedomini admitted that even if the festival takes place as planned it could have an impact on this year's lineup.
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