With the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic around the world, domestic and foreign film festivals have successively adopted postponement measures. However, the Cannes International Film Festival, the most authoritative French film festival known as the world’s three major film festivals, ignores the spread of the epidemic and is confident Can be held normally. As of March 5 (local time), 423 people were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in France alone.
The 73rd Cannes International Film Festival officially issued a statement on March 5 local time, saying: "We are confident that the film festival can be held as scheduled. So far, there is no reason to cancel the Cannes International Film Festival. All the work of the festival. The staff and executive chairman Thierry Fremo are actively working on the festival’s convening.”
On February 29 (local time), the French authorities issued an order to prevent the spread of the epidemic and issued a ban until May 31. A ban on large-scale gatherings of more than 5,000 people in the space. Therefore, the annual TV drama celebration-Cannies was postponed to October, and the broadcast video cultural information market "Cannes TV Festival" (MIPTV), which was originally planned to be held on March 30, was also cancelled. With the cancellation of various events held in France, before the official announcement of Cannes, foreign media were concerned about whether the Cannes International Film Festival in May this year would also be cancelled and reported that “Cannes International Film Festival is facing a crisis of cancellation. ".
However, according to the Hollywood media Deadline, the Cannes International Film Festival Committee stated in an official statement, “Although the concerns caused by the cancellation of the MIPTV event can be understood, the cancellation of the event is currently not considered at all. All preparations are intensified."
In this regard, foreign media have predicted that if the epidemic continues to spread, it will be different from the position of the Cannes International Film Festival. The French authorities may cancel the festival. At present, more than 400 confirmed patients have appeared in France, and theaters in some northern regions have been closed. The government is making unremitting efforts to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
In addition, in Europe, centered on Italy, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia is increasing significantly. Italy was the first local infection case confirmed on the 21st of last month. Based on the 5th of this month two weeks later, the number of confirmed cases suddenly exceeded 4000. In addition, more than 148 deaths have entered a state of emergency.
In addition, the Cannes International Film Festival will open on May 12 and close on May 23. A press conference to announce the lineup will be held in Paris on April 16.
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