For now, the festival is scheduled on the Croisette of at 22 may. – Lionel Urman / Sipa USALionel Urma / SIPA
That moviegoers can rest assured , the Festival de Cannes will be held well this year, although we do not yet know when. Traditionally in May, the event “will take place in 2021 “, with a possibility of postponement between the end of June and the end of July if sanitary conditions so require, AFP learned on Wednesday from its organizers.
The most important world meeting of the 7th art, which could not be held in May 2020 because of the pandemic of coronavirus and containment, still leaves a little time “to assess the situation at the beginning of the year”, specified a spokesperson.
Several possibilities in the dates
For’ moment, the festival is scheduled on the Croisette of at 22 may. But if the evolution of the pandemic requires it, “a reflection is underway on a window of dates envisaged between the end of June and the end of July”, she added.
Central piece of the prestigious circuit of international film festivals, Cannes had borne the brunt of the pandemic last year, while its rivals like Berlin and Venice were able to hold out, under strict sanitary conditions in September for the latter.
This year, the first major festival on the calendar, the Berlinale, has already given up to a classic edition: the festival is postponed to March, and the competition will be held online due to the pandemic. Screenings open to the public will be organized in June.
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