Cannes Film Festival, cancelled in 2020, is postponed to July

The organisers hope to have in-person attendance.

January 27, 2021 11:21 pm | Updated January 28, 2021 01:05 pm IST

The Cannes Film Festival will be postponed to July due to the coronavirus, Covid-19 pandemic.

The Cannes Film Festival will be postponed to July due to the coronavirus, Covid-19 pandemic.

The Cannes Film Festival, cancelled altogether last year by the pandemic, is postponing this year's edition from May to July in hopes of having an in-person festival.

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Cannes organisers announced on Wednesday that this year's festival will now take place July 6-17, about two months after its typical period. The French Riviera festival, which had run for nearly 75 years with few interruptions, is currently hoping the coronavirus recedes enough by summertime.

Cannes last year first looked at a postponement of its 73rd festival to June or July before ultimately cancelling altogether. The festival still went ahead with a selection announcement to celebrate the films it had planned to include in its prestigious lineup.

This year, organisers are intent on having a festival, one way or another. No details were announced on Wednesday on what shape a 2021 edition might take.

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