By unveiling a new set of dates in early July, the Cannes Film Festival has brought much-needed hope and a sunny perspective for Zoom-fatigued industry players.
If the health situation allows, Cannes could be the first international film festival and market to take place in person in 2021. After a year of virtual meetings, the prospect of rejoicing on the Croisette, seeing familiar faces we’ve missed, and celebrating great filmmaking sounds almost too good to be true. But people across the board — cynics included — believe Cannes has a real shot at going ahead in July. Even if the pandemic is not completely over by then, the second wave will likely be behind us thanks to lockdown measures and vaccines.
“The sun will shine again in July and we believe it will be a real Festival de Cannes as we’re used to. This news has given us and our buyers a very positive feeling,...
If the health situation allows, Cannes could be the first international film festival and market to take place in person in 2021. After a year of virtual meetings, the prospect of rejoicing on the Croisette, seeing familiar faces we’ve missed, and celebrating great filmmaking sounds almost too good to be true. But people across the board — cynics included — believe Cannes has a real shot at going ahead in July. Even if the pandemic is not completely over by then, the second wave will likely be behind us thanks to lockdown measures and vaccines.
“The sun will shine again in July and we believe it will be a real Festival de Cannes as we’re used to. This news has given us and our buyers a very positive feeling,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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