The festival was meant to run May 11-22 but has now been rescheduled to July 6-17, the organisers said in a statement Wednesday. “As announced last autumn, the Festival de Cannes reserved the right to change its dates depending on how the global health situation developed,” the statement said. Whatever date the festival took place, she said, it will be “a ‘classic’ Cannes,” including stars on the Croisette. Movie fans had hoped some major festivals could be staged this spring, especially given vaccine rollouts. In December, the Berlin Film Festival, scheduled to start Feb 11, was postponed, and organisers said they wouldn’t stage public screenings until June.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2021 03:22 UTC