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No, The Cannes Film Festival Isn’t Canceled, At Least It Won’t Be Decided Until April

March 14, 2020 3:08 pm

Among the many, many, many film industry events and projects being cancelled, from CinemaCon and SXSW to a number of filming and release schedules, the coronavirus pandemic has everyone on edge. After these bi...

Cannes Director Hopes The 2020 Festival Will Be “The First World Event Where We’ll Celebrate Life Again”

Charles Barfield

March 13, 2020 2:32 pm

Festivals, News

This is beginning to sound a bit like a broken record. But as we enter the weekend, we have one more update from the folks at the Cannes Film Festival. No, they’re not canceling. Not yet, at least. Instead, a ...

Cannes Won’t Make An Official Decision About The Event’s Status Until The End Of April

Charles Barfield

March 13, 2020 10:36 am

Festivals, News

Tribeca is postponed. SXSW is canceled. And various other spring festivals from around the world have either followed suit or greatly changed how they present the films. But yet, as we’ve been saying for days ...

Cannes President Is “Reasonably Optimistic” The Festival Will Not Be Canceled Due To Coronavirus

Charles Barfield

March 11, 2020 10:53 am

Festivals, News

In the wake of SXSW canceling due to coronavirus fears and major pop culture and media events around the world following suit, all eyes are on Cannes, which is arguably the premier film event of the year, to s...

Cannes Film Festival Reportedly Turned Down Insurance To Cover Festival In Case Of Cancellation

Charles Barfield

March 10, 2020 11:21 am

Festivals, News

SXSW is canceled. Music festivals such as Stagecoach and Coachella are looking at delays or cancellations. And Hollywood industry events such as TV Upfronts (where networks trot out their shiny new shows) are ...

Cannes Says “Nothing Has Changed” As France Enacts Even Stricter Coronavirus Prevention Measures

Charles Barfield

March 9, 2020 1:08 pm

Festivals, News

A month ago, the idea that coronavirus would have led to any sort of cancellation in the film festival circuit was pretty far-fetched. But now, anything’s possible. With SXSW canceling a week before opening ni...

Cannes 2020: France Extends Public Gatherings Ban Due To Coronavirus, Leading To Concerns About The Festival

Charles Barfield

March 5, 2020 10:23 am

Festivals, News

While it appears we’re still a bit too early to say what’s definitely going to happen, the Cannes Film Festival seems like it could be in the coronavirus crosshairs. Earlier this week, it was announced that Mi...

Coronavirus Is Already Massively Affecting Film/TV Industry With Cannes, Studios & Others All On Edge

Charles Barfield

February 28, 2020 1:58 pm

Festivals, News, Television

There’s no escaping talk of coronavirus. All over the world, headlines are dominated by this illness that began in China (resulting in a huge amount of public business shutdowns, including film productions and...

Women Hold The Majority In The 2020 Cannes Film Festival Selection Committee

Charles Barfield

February 17, 2020 1:53 pm

Festivals, News

Despite other European film festivals (most notably Venice) having a bit of a mixed message when it comes to female representation at events, the Cannes Film Festival has been making strides over the last few ...

No, Wes Anderson’s ‘French Dispatch’ Is Not 4 Hours Long, But Here’s A Synopsis & New Details

Charles Barfield

January 15, 2020 11:36 am

News

If you woke up and fired up the ol’ Film Twitter machine to see what the Discourse is today, then you might have noticed that everyone was freaking out over the idea that Wes Anderson’s upcoming “The French Di...

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