Taiwan Documentary Festival Halted by Coronavirus Outbreak

By Tom Grater

This year's Marymass Festival is set to be cancelled, the Irvine Herald understands.

By Erik Pedersen

Pale Waves will headline the one-day event later this year

American Documentary — the nonprofit organization supporting the acclaimed PBS documentary series POV — announced Wednesday that it is launching a fund designed to support the independent documentary community during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fund will initially start with $100,000.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival organisers have announced today that the event will not go ahead this summer.

The Palais des Festivals, the main complex used for the Cannes Film Festival each year has been repurposed to shelter the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak that has taken hold of most countries around the globe. The huge centre has reportedly opened its doors to around 50-70 homeless people per night in the coastal city in the south of France. It reportedly opened its doors last Friday.

With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter, as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Though the TCM Classic Film Festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans will still be able to watch this year's featured movies during quarantine. It was announced Tuesday that a "Special Home Edition" of the fest will take place on the TCM network, with viewers able to enjoy classic films from the comfort of their own homes.

Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla have left London for Scotland amid the coronavirus outbreak.A source confirms to BAZAAR.com that the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall are staying at Balmoral.The couple's move comes as the queen and Prince Philip leave Buckingham Palace for Windsor.Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla were forced to postpone their upcoming royal tour of Bosnia, Herzegovina, Cyprus, and Jordan.

The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.

The Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot shared her version of Imagine. The star-studded video sees many celebrities like Avengers: Endgame actor Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Adams, and Will Ferrell among many others.

TRNSMT Festival will go ahead this year despite the coronavirus outbreak.

By Tom Grater

Amazon has paused its wholesale orders of CDs, vinyl, and music merch in an effort to meet accelerating demand for essentials amid the coronavirus outbreak, Variety and Music Business Worldwide report. The postponement of orders into its warehouses will last at least until April 5, as the retail giant restocks household essentials and medical supplies.

UK festival Glastonbury has been cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak.Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar were due to appear, alongside Diana Ross and Dua Lipa for the 2020 event in June. But, now hopes the popular Pyramid Stage will return for another installation have been dashed, which was due to take place in its usual setting of Worthy Farm in Somerset.

House lovers can tune into the live show from Ministry of Sound this Friday