Affected by the global outbreak of the new crown epidemic, many film festivals are facing difficulties in how to hold them. According to foreign media reports, Youtube announced that it will hold a 10-day "We Are One" (We Are One) online international film festival with 20 partners. Movie fans all over the world will be able to feast their eyes for free. Participants include the Cannes Film Festival and Toronto. Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, etc.
"We Are One" (We Are One) online international film festival will be held from May 29th to June 7th. Fans can watch programs without any ads for free, including feature films, short films, documentaries, musicals, comedies The specific film list will be announced in the next few weeks. Youtube said that it will encourage audiences to donate money to fight the epidemic while holding the film festival, and donate the money to the World Health Organization and medical charity organizations around the world.
and participating film festivals will also plan their own film lists and program activities that reflect the characteristics of their respective festivals. Currently participating in 20 festival exhibitions include: Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, London International Film Festival, Cannes International Film Festival, Mexico Guadalajara International Film Festival, Macau International Film Festival (IFFAM), Jerusalem International Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, etc.
"We are together" online international film festival hopes to unite the curators, artists and authors of global film festivals to provide entertainment and comfort to audiences all over the world." The director of Tribeca Film Festival said, "and Youtube organizes the festival together with outstanding partners. We hope that everyone can feel the uniqueness that makes each film festival so different, and appreciate the art and power of the film."
foreign media also reported. , The joint online film festival does not mean that streaming media activities can replace offline independent film festivals. Under the global epidemic, many film festival organizers still hope to "save" some film festival activities. For example, the organizers of the Venice Film Festival stated that they still plan to hold live events originally scheduled for September 2-12. The Toronto Film Festival, which is traditionally held every September, is preparing "online", considering the possibility of holding it on the cloud. After the two postponements of
, the Cannes Film Festival in France is still up in the air. Thierry Frémaux, the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, said earlier this month that online activities "will not help." However, in a joint statement on Monday, local time, Fumao and Cannes Film Festival Chairman Pierre Les Guch still stated, “It’s an honor to work with our partners to focus on truly extraordinary films and talents, so that audiences can appreciate from the world. Different narratives everywhere, appreciate the artistic personality of each film industry.” Robert Kyncl, chief commercial officer of
Youtube, said that the ten-day online film festival will be “an event that has never been seen before.” "We are proud to be able to provide this wonderful journey for free for fans all over the world."
compiled from foreign media
image source: Variety
editor: Wu Yu
