Cannes To Collaborate With Fall Film Festivals To Screen Selected Titles Under 'Cannes 2020'
While many film festivals around the world have considered opting for the virtual option, Cannes Film Festival hopes to screen at festivals later in 2020.
While
many
film
festivals
around
the
world
have
considered
opting
for
the
virtual
option,
Cannes
Film
Festival
hopes
to
screen
at
festivals
later
in
2020.
Rumoured
to
be
cancelled,
the
French
gathering
officials
said
it
hasn't
been
cancelled
yet,
and
will
announce
a
selection
of
films
that
will
be
screened
later
this
year.
The
screening
of
the
selected
films
at
other
festivals
will
take
place
under
the
label
'Cannes
2020'.
According
to
reports,
Cannes
Film
Festival
director,
Thierry
Frémaux
will
unveil
the
first
Cannes
2020
titles
in
early
June.
The
selection
will
include
films
that
are
scheduled
to
have
a
theatrical
release
between
now
and
next
spring.
Frémaux
also
revealed
that
film
releases,
that
have
been
pushed
back
will
not
be
considered
for
this
year's
screening,
but
for
2021.
He
confirmed
to
UK
trade
magazine,
Screen
Daily,
that
French
Dispatch
and
Italian
director
Nanni
Moretti's
Three
Stories
will
not
be
a
part
of
the
selection
in
2020
and
may
return
for
2021.
Cannes
2020
titles
will
be
screened
at
the
Venice
Film
Festival,
if
it
goes
ahead
as
planned,
in
September.
In
a
report
to
Hollywood
Reporter,
Venice
artistic
director
Alberto
Barbera
has
said
"as
a
sign
of
solidarity
towards
the
cinema
world" they
are
open
to
collaborating
with
Cannes
during
the
Coronavirus
pandemic.
However,
there
are
still
chances
that
the
Italian
film
festival
could
be
called
off.
Scheduled
to
run
from
September
2
to
12,
the
organizers
will
announce
its
plan
by
the
end
of
May.
In
addition
to
Venice,
Hollywood
Reporter
claimed
that
Cannes
2020
selection
could
also
be
screened
at
Fall
Film
Festivals
like
Toronto,
San
Sebastian,
Busan,
New
York,
and
others.
Meanwhile,
Cannes
Marche
du
Film's
virtual
edition
is
set
to
run
between
June
22
to
June
26,
along
with
a
US
agencies-led
virtual
market.