Karlovy Vary Film Festival canceled due to coronavirus
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will not take place in 2020. According to The Hollywood Reporter, citing the organizers, the event, which was scheduled to take place from July 3 to 11, 2020, will now take place from July 2 to 10, 2021. The reason is the outbreak of a new type of coronavirus. as well as restrictive measures approved by the Czech government. The authorities intend to loosen strict bans on screening movies in the country as early as June 8, but the new rules will allow organizers to show movies only to audiences of up to 50 viewers in each cinema. Instead of traditional events during the festival in early July, it is planned to organize a tour of the country with some movies that could qualify for awards in order to "keep the spirit of the festival in selected cinemas." canceled another prestigious European movie festival - Cannes. Its organizers were ready to hold it at the end of June, but the French government did not allow organizing mass cultural events. At the time of this posting, the schedule of the Venice Festival, which was to take place in September 2020, remained unchanged. The Topic of Article: Karlovy Vary Film Festival canceled due to coronavirus. |
