Film Academy Cancels In-Person Meetings Due to Coronavirus Concerns

By Michael Cieply

Add one more film festival to the growing list of events canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Provincetown International Film Festival on Monday confirmed that it will not be moving forward with plans for this year's edition, which was scheduled to run June 17-21.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hunkering down to figure out what’s next for the Oscars in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus outbreak has left countless members of the music community in a financial bind, as each tour and festival cancellation means dozens of lost paychecks. That's not to mention concern over the virus itself, which has begun to afflict members of the industry. In response, the Recording Academy and its charitable arm, MusiCares, are today (March 17) launching

Joaquin Phoenix and his fiancee Rooney Mara aren’t taking any chances when it comes to their health amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rita Ora steps out in a chic cream look for music promo at the Global Studios in London earlier in the week.

Tribeca Film Festival will no longer be taking place next month.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony, scheduled to take place on May 2 at Cleveland’s Public Hall, has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, according to Rolling Stone.

In today’s film news roundup, four film festivals have opted to pull the plug, the horror film “Infection” finds a home, Heidi Honeycutt gets hired and “Where the Crawdads Sing” gets a writer.

The Overwatch League has canceledall events scheduled for March and April amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. "The health and safety of employees, fans, players, teams, and partners is paramount to Activision Blizzard Esports," the league announced on Wednesday.

The Writers Guild of America West on Tuesday morning notified its members that it was canceling a large in-person membership meeting scheduled to be held that evening at the Hollywood Palladium and that in lieu of such meetings, the negotiating committee would share information by email over the next two weeks “as a precaution against COVID-19 (coronavirus).” The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are scheduled to begin talks March 23, but bargaining usually involves

Some events planned for GDC 2020 will now take place virtually, after this month’s in-person San Francisco conference was canceled over coronavirus concerns.

Quibi has cancelled its launch event in Los Angeles amid concerns about the coronavirus, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The event, which was set to take place April 5 at 3Labs in Culver City, would have served as a coming out party for Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile video startup, which is slated to launch April 6.