2020 BottleRock Festival Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Tom Grater International Film ReporterOrganizers of the Sarajevo Film Fesitval, which was set to be one of the first international film festivals to take place in a meaningful physical form this summer, have made a late decision to shift the event entirely to online after a spike of infections in Bosnia.The fest had been due to take place August 14 – 21 in the Bosnian capital and the team have been bullish for months that it would be able to stage events in person despite widespread

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe annual New York Comedy Festival is taking a year off: The 2020 edition of the 16-year-old event has been canceled over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The next comedy fest is now set for November 8-14, 2021.“It’s during times like these when we can all use a good laugh,” said  Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival and Carolines on Broadway.

were announced yesterday, this year’s Emmy executive producers — including host Jimmy Kimmel — sent a letter to key acting nominees informing them that this year’s ceremony will be virtual, and asking them to prepare to participate from home, or wherever they want to be.“As you’ve probably guessed, we’re not going to be asking you to come to the Microsoft Theatre in downtown LA on September 20th,” the letter says, in part.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Hong Kong Film Festival, which was due to get underway in less than four weeks on August 18, has been forced to cancel its upcoming edition after spikes of COVID-19 in the territory.The event already rescheduled from its original March dates after the virus began to spread, but had been on course to become one of the first big festivals to take place in a physical form after a swathe of cancellations over the summer.However, fest director Albert Lee

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong International Film Festival, set to have taken place in the second half of August, has been canceled.The festival had previously rescheduled its 44th edition from its usual slot in March, due to the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak. It had set Aug 18-31 Aug.

coronavirus pandemic.According to the consumer group Which?, Viagogo’s terms and conditions say that fans are entitled to either a voucher worth 125% of their ticket price or a refund for cancelled events, but no refund is available if gigs or festivals are postponed until a later date.Despite festivals openly offering refunds to fans after their 2020 editions were cancelled due to the pandemic, Which? says Viagogo is considering this a postponement rather than cancellation, not offering fans a

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has canceled its fall 2020 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall through Dec. 31 due to guidance from public officials amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Ruido Fest 2020 has officially canceled this year's edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We’re very disappointed that we won’t be celebrating wit

After drastically reducing capacity restrictions, and despite pleas from Serbia’s president that the show must go on despite the coronavirus pandemic, the organizers of EXIT festival have raised the white flag and canceled their 20th anniversary event next month. The four-day festival, which was scheduled for August 13-16 at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, the s

Also Read: Palm Springs Film Festival Postponed to Late February 2021Earlier this month, Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York agreed  to team up this year and offer what they call a “united platform” for this year’s cinema in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Organizers of the festivals said they are moving away from competing with each other for world premieres and specific films and will work together to keep the “film ecosystem” thriving, serving filmmakers, audiences, journalists and

First Cannes and now Telluride. The Telluride Film Festival informed pass holders that 2020 edition of the festival has been canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAfter many attempts to carry on, the Telluride Film Festival has given into the reality of the Coronavirus pandemic and continuing outbreaks across the nation and today announced it is cancelling the 2020 edition. Here is the official letter sent by the festival:While there will be those who might say they’re not surprised by it, that this was inevitable, we beg to differ. It didn’t have to be this way.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe 2020 edition of the Telluride Film Festival has been canceled.“After months of intense due diligence around physically holding an event, we’ve come to the heartbreaking but unanimous conclusion to cancel this year’s Labor Day celebration of film in Telluride,” the festival said in a statement on Tuesday.

coronavirus, despite promising to be one of the only 2020 festivals to go ahead.Back in May, the festival announced it was pushing the event back from July until August, with Serbian prime minister Ana Brnabić recommending the postponement instead of cancellation, and saying she was “thrilled” that EXIT 2020 would go ahead.Now, the festival has announced that it will be unable to proceed with its 2020 edition, and has postponed until 2021.“As you may know, earlier this spring, the Serbian Prime

A post shared by Los Dells Festival (@losdellsfest) on Jul 8, 2020 at 11:06am PDTIn a recent interview with Billboard, Damon Rey, who along with his father kicked off Wisconsin’s Los Dells in 2017 featuring artists like Bad Bunny, Ximena Sariñana, Cuco and Banda MS, said he was hopeful that the festival could take place. “We’ve been watching, waiting and hoping things improve, but there is a real possibility that we won’t be having festivals this year.

The 2020 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been cancelled.

Jay-Z’s annual festival in Philadelphia, Made in America, won’t take place Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Wednesday, the rap mogul’s Roc Nation company said it plans to produce the popular festival in 2021.

Jay-Z‘s annual Made in America festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.In a statement, the rapper’s Roc Nation company confirmed plans for the Philadelphia festival to return once more over Labor Day weekend 2021.“2020 is a year like no other. We are in a pivotal time in this nation’s history.