the presence of a “children’s manager” will be mandatory on each shoot with minors, announces Rachida Dati

The presence of a “children’s manager” will be compulsory from this summer on each shoot employing minors, and will be a condition for receiving public aid, announced Saturday May 18 the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati. “This will be a condition of access to CNC aid”the National Center for Cinematography, said the minister traveling to the Cannes Film Festival.

This measure was requested by the actress Judith Godrèche, who has become the standard-bearer for the fight against sexual violence against children and the #MeToo movement in France, since she accused the filmmakers Jacques Doillon and Benoît Jacquot of rape. dating back to his adolescence. The CNC’s aid was already conditional on the participation of cinema professionals in training on the subject, an obligation now extended to the entire film team.