The show must go on — but not in Cannes, France. At least not this year. As has occurred only a few times in its history, this year's Cannes Film Festival — which would have been its 73rd — was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
28.04.2020 - 11:43 / variety.com
By Leo Barraclough
Senior International Correspondent
Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading cinema event, has canceled this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, it will offer a selection of movies from its lineup in theaters across the Czech Republic, as the country prepares to open up cinemas again. It will stage its industry program online.
“We strongly believe that seeing a movie with other people in a theater is a powerful and
The show must go on — but not in Cannes, France. At least not this year. As has occurred only a few times in its history, this year's Cannes Film Festival — which would have been its 73rd — was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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