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Lights, camera, covid: How French filmmakers are beating the virus Issued on: 10/03/2021 - 07:29 Designers on the set of Adieu Monsieur Haffmann in Pariss Montmartre district. Production on the film, which takes place in Paris during WWII, was interrupted by a lockdown in March/April 2020. AFP - THOMAS COEX 7 min France’s film and TV industry is booming in spite of the venue closures that have throttled the performing arts scen...

Spotlight on France Issued on: Audio 32:12 35 min Why is Frances Covid vaccination drive lagging behind other countries? Also, French film and TV productions are booming, despite new restrictions on set to stop the virus spreading. A large-scale health survey of tens of thousands of French people yields troves of information. And Foreign Legion recruitment woes as the elite unit marks its 190th anniversary.  Advert...