Governor Of Veneto Confirms, Venice Film Festival To Go Ahead With 2020 Edition
Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said on Sunday that the Venice Film Festival, which was due to take place between September 2 and 12, will be held as planned.
The
Venice
Film
Festival
is
on
its
course
to
hold
the
2020
edition
this
September,
the
region's
governor
has
confirmed.
Luca
Zaia,
governor
of
Veneto,
said
on
Sunday
that
the
festival,
which
was
due
to
take
place
between
September
2
and
12,
will
be
held
as
planned,
reported
Variety.
The
official's
confirmation
comes
days
after
the
Venice
Biennale,
which
oversees
the
world's
longest-running
film
festival
among
a
number
of
other
arts
events,
moved
its
Biennale
of
Architecture
to
2021,
but
maintained
the
film
festival's
dates.
Previously,
the
architecture
and
film
festivals
were
meant
to
overlap.
Zaia
said
that
the
Biennale
of
Architecture
was
postponed
due
to
complications
in
constructing
the
necessary
pavilions.
The
prestigious
film
showcase
will
proceed,
although
he
warned
that
fewer
films
are
likely
to
be
featured
this
year.
The
festival
has
not
yet
commented
on
plans
for
September.
Venice
did
the
due
diligence
early
May
asking
for
concerns
and
suggestions
regarding
the
upcoming
movie
gala.
The
letter,
which
was
signed
by
Venice's
artistic
director
Alberto
Barbera,
was
meant
to
figure
out
how
many
filmmakers,
actors
and
producers
are
willing
to
attend
the
fest.
Venice
previously
declared
that
it
would
not
go
the
virtual
route,
but
said
it
was
considering
a
"virtual
screening
room,
using
a
safe
online
platform" for
those
who
won't
be
able
to
attend
but
have
been
previously
accredited.
In
January,
the
festival
organisers
revealed
that
actor
Cate
Blanchett
would
serve
as
jury
president.