From the awards season to the movie trading market, everything is messy.
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“The world has changed, and every day, some people are dying. The French president said many times, ‘We are at war, as we are at wartime.’ We need to second best and suspend those hobbies: movies, TV series, sports … “
On March 20, Beijing time, the official website of the Cannes Film Festival officially announced: The 73rd Cannes Film Festival, originally scheduled to be held from May 12 to 23, will be postponed, or it will be inspected at the end of June and July The development of the epidemic situation will be held separately. The original Cannes Film Festival jury chairman, Spike Lee, said he was 100% agreeing to a postponement.
According to Variety Report on March 10, the Cannes Film Festival 10 days ago rejected the opportunity of the epidemic repurchase option proposed by the insurance company Circle Group. If the Cannes Film Festival is forcibly cancelled due to the new crown epidemic in the future , Is not covered. Because of this, Cannes has repeatedly reiterated that “it will not be cancelled and will be held as scheduled.” As with the Tokyo Olympics, the cancellation and postponement of the two are obviously less important.
In addition, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organizer of the Oscar, also issued a statement saying that due to the impact of the epidemic, Oscar is considering “assessing the unpredictable situation from all angles and the changes that may be made.” The awards were given on February 28. It seems too early to change the rules, but the film registration qualifications and screening arrangements are bound to be affected: Most of the theaters in Los Angeles have been closed, and Oscars must be screened in commercial theaters for at least one week within a specified year.
No one survived the waves. From the world’s most important awards season to the largest movie trading market