Cannes Film Festival, cancelled in 2020, is postponed to July
Posted Jan 27, 2021 05:19:45 PM.
NEW YORK — The Cannes Film Festival,
Cannes organizers announced 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 its 73rd festival to June or July before ultimately
This year, organizers are intent on having a festival, one way or another. No details were announced Wednesday on what shape a 2021 edition might take.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press