Due to the coronavirus outbreak, most of the countries are under lockdown. Many big events, award functions, movie releases, etc. have been postponed to the pandemic. This year’s Cannes Film Festival is also postponed due to the current situation. The prestigious film festival was supposed to be held in June.
As reports by Variety.com, the organisers are looking for different options to host the festival later this year. The organisers also mentioned that the festival can’t go ahead “in its original form” due to the current crisis.
The festival said in a statement, “Following the French President’s statement, on Monday, April 13th, we acknowledged that the postponement of the 73rd International Cannes Film Festival, initially considered for the end of June to the beginning of July, is no longer an option,” adding, “It is clearly difficult to assume that the Festival de Cannes could be held this year in its original form.”
“Nevertheless, since yesterday evening we have started many discussions with professionals, in France and abroad. They agree that the Festival de Cannes, an essential pillar for the film industry, must explore all contingencies allowing to support the year of Cinema by making Cannes 2020 real, in a way or another,” it further stated.
It was announced in March that the 2020 edition will not be held in May. Then it was pushed to June. The Cannes Film Festival has been canceled only once in 1968.
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