Scaled-down Toronto Film Festival plans virtual red carpets

The Toronto Film Festival on Friday opened registration and shared details for its first-ever virtual industry conference. TIFF's online plans include industry conference sessions, networking events and digital showcases of film titles by national cinema agencies.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterInside Out, Canada’s foremost LGBTQ film festival, has unveiled the 16 recipients for its RE:Focus ‘Emergency Relief Fund’, which was created in response to the pandemic and its impact on the industry.

Also Read: Sundance 2021 to Extend Beyond Utah, Be Held in 20 Cities Nationwide and OnlineAll four festivals take place within a month and a half of one another in the fall, and they’re the first stepping stone on the road to the Oscars, which for 2021 has already delayed its ceremony to late April.Venice is meant to take place Sept. 2-12, Telluride runs from Sept.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Venice, Toronto, Telluride and New York Film Festivals have joined forces in an alliance that will see the prominent fall events, all positioned six weeks from each other, collaborate rather than compete in a spirit of post-pandemic solidarity.The statement announcing this alliance provides scant details of what concrete form it will take, beyond saying that they “are offering our festivals as a united platform for the best cinema we can find.” But

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThe Venice Film Festival this morning said that the 77th edition will go ahead from September 2-12 with certain changes owing to sanitary protocols imposed by the COVID-19 crisis.

The BFI London Film Festival finds itself experiencing many of the issues that are plaguing the 2020 festival circuit. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many events to close this year and with the fall shaping up to be only a slight bit better than the spring and summer, events like the LFF are having to adapt.

coronavirus crisis.The festival, which takes place from October 7-18, 2020 will host 50 virtual premieres and 12 previews of upcoming films held in theatres. Each of the 50 virtual premieres will play at a set time and feature additional elements including talent Q&As.The venues for the physical part of the festival are yet to be announced.

The BFI London Film Festival is shifting much of its activities online for its 2020 edition as it contends with the fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Although the festival is due to take place Oct.

Newly-installed Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson is pushing ahead with her event's 2021 edition, but is weighing physical and digital options for the festival amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Stefflon Don is among the major names who will take part in Wireless Festival‘s virtual ‘Wireless Connect’ festival this weekend.‘Wireless Connect’ will be hosted online from this Friday to Sunday (July 3-5) as part of Wireless’ new partnership with MelodyVR, and is being held in place of this year’s cancelled festival.Stefflon Don is among a number of acts — which also includes Mist, Steel Banglez and JAY1 — whose pre-recorded performances will be broadcast for free this weekend.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten Sundance Festival Director Tabitha Jackson unveiled today in an open memo to the Sundance community what the 2021 Festival is bound to look like in the continuing COVID-19 environment.While recognizing that there’s still no vaccine, that many are unable to travel, yet socially distanced gatherings are permitted in Utah and other states, Jackson outlined what will be a current two-pronged approach in adapting the Robert Redford-founded event to the current

Beyond just movies having to abandon release dates, the current pandemic striking the world is having an effect on numerous parts of the industry. One such element, which we spoke about with filmmaker, journalist, and publicist John Wildman on a recent podcast episode (found here), is the world of film festivals.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentA group of 18 leading film festivals has kick-started a campaign to persuade film festivals running online editions to use geoblocking technology to protect the commercial potential of the films, and the ability of other festivals to stage local premieres of the films.The campaign, led by Thessaloniki Intl.

The 9th BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia is headed online this year amid the COVID-19 crisis. The virtual edition, to take place from Aug.

festival announced Thursday.The romantic comedy, written and directed by Allen, stars Elena Anaya (“Wonder Woman”), Louis Garrel (“An Officer and a Spy”), Gina Gershon (“The Insider”), Sergi López (“Pan’s Labyrinth”), Wallace Shawn (“Marriage Story”) and Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”).Allen shot the film last summer in and around San Sebastian, a town located in the mountainous Basque region of northern Spain.

Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato are among the stars coming out in support of the LGBTQ+ community for Pride Live’s Stonewall Day global live stream.The singers join an A-list line-up of musicians and entertainers, including Kesha, Cynthia Erivo, Katy Perry, Luke Evans, and Nico Tortorella, for the event, which will “raise critical funds for LGBTQ+ organizations severely affected by COVID-19 and the recent events highlighting the need for fair and equal treatment under the law for all”.The event

It was only a matter of time. The 2020 Toronto Film Festival, set to run Sept.

Also Read: Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet Romantic Drama 'Ammonite' Acquired by NeonOver the first five days of the fest, TIFF’s full slate of films will premiere as physical, socially-distanced screenings, as well as drive-ins and outdoor experiences that can be safely managed.