By Amanda N'Duka
09.03.2020 - 12:23 / variety.com
The Beijing International Film Festival, originally scheduled for late April, will be postponed to an unknown future date due to the coronavirus epidemic, organizers have said.
The government-backed event was supposed to have taken place April 19-26. It has been postponed “in order to cope with the overall situation of prevention of the novel coronavirus epidemic, and out of consideration for the safety and health of the festival’s guests, fans, media, partners and public,” organizers said in a
By Amanda N'Duka
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The 2020 Cannes Film Festival is being postponed.
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