Cannes Film Festival 2020 postponed amid Coronavirus crisis; Organizers consider new dates

By Nancy Tartaglione

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Between 50 and 70 people have been sleeping in the Palais des Festivals every night

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The news was inevitable but the 2020 Cannes Film Festival has been postponed from mid-May until late June, early July, according to an official release from organisers. The news comes after the French government banned public gatherings of more than 100 people late last week.

When it comes to film festivals, everyone follows Cannes’ lead, which is why it’s curious that the influential French event, originally scheduled to unspool from May 12-23 this year, waited more than a full week after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic — and two weeks after the French government banned public gatherings through the end of May — to announce that it would not take place as originally planned.

France’s Cannes Film Festival, arguably the world’s most prestigious film festival and cinema’s largest annual gathering, has postponed its 73rd edition due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 73rd Cannes Film Festival has been postponed over coronavirus.

The coronavirus has led to the Cannes film festival to call off this year's event as scheduled in May.The world's most prestigious film festival made it official, announcing that its 2020 edition would not take place as planned in late May due to fears of infection connected to the continuing spread of the coronavirus in Europe.The official festival account tweeted, "Due to the health crisis and the development of the French and international situation, the Festival de Cannes will no longer be

The Cannes Film Festival has officially been canned by the coronavirus.

The Cannes Film Festival has been postponed.

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