By Patrick Frater
18.03.2020 - 14:07 / deadline.com
By Tom Grater
International Film Reporter
The 2020 Sydney Film Festival has been called off due to fears over the continued spread of coronavirus.
The event, one of Australia’s key film fests, was due to run June 3-14.
“It is with deep regret that, for the first time in its history, the Sydney Film Festival board and management must announce the cancellation of this year’s festival,” wrote Chair Deanne Weir, CEO Leigh Small, and Festival Director Nashen Moodley on the event’s website.
“The
By Patrick Frater
Let's be real, times are scary and sitting at home in isolation can get pretty lonely - even if it is an important step for us to take in order to contain coronavirus.
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks)
Tom Hanks was in Australia filming an untitled Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann when he and his wife Rita Wilson learned they contracted the coronavirus. Now, Luhrmann has announced production for the project has been halted as the pandemic continues to infect thousands across the globe.
One day at a time. Tom Hanks’ sister gave an update on the actor’s condition after he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The Sydney Film Festival, set to have taken place in June in Australia’s most populous city, has been canceled.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Toni Collette makes her way through baggage claim as she arrives at Sydney International Airport on Monday morning (March 16) in Sydney, Australia.
By Tom Grater
The ongoing Coronavirus which originated in the China's city of Wuhan has now brought the entire world to its knees. State-wide closures and lockdowns has left many countries struggling for basic necessities.
© Getty Katy Perry poses for a photograph on March 11, 2020 in Bright, Australia. The free Fight On concert was held for for firefighters and communities recently affected by the devastating bushfires in Victoria. Katy Perry is reportedly 'in lockdown' in her Sydney hotel as coronavirus anxiety grips Australia.
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's son Chet took to social media on Wednesday night to confirm his parents had tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). "Wassup everyone.