It’s worth noting here that UK Equity members, while having much sympathy for their U.S. cousins, are not on strike and are bound by their contracts to attend festivals in support of movies made under Equity mandates.
It’s vital for the sake of a British film and television industry on its knees, suffering from the knock-on effect of the SAG strike and challenging economics, that Equity actors are allowed to do that for films and shows they and their crews sweated blood to make. Even so, some would prefer to stay away from front-of-house duties, as the optics aren’t helpful when many want to show solidarity with their American counterparts.
Source: CODA’S Troy Kotsur Open Accessible London Little Venice Film Festival – Deadline