The future of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival is still unclear, but a virtual version of the Cannes film market, the Marché du Film, will be going ahead. The Marche will unveil plans on Friday for an online film market to kick off in late June.
But Cannes announced Tuesday that the late-June, early-July time frame was no longer tenable after French President Emmanuel Macron on April 13on large public gatherings until mid-July. It is unclear what happens now with the Cannes festival. Organizers have not yet canceled the fest and say they are exploring “all contingencies” to make “Cannes 20202 real, in one way or another.
I think it needs to be canned.
I really think this is the last priority for 99% of Hollywood.