The
Coronavirus
pandemic
has
affected
film
festivals
all
around
the
world.
Sundance
and
Cannes
have
been
postponed
indefinitely
while
others
are
trying
to
survive
with
digital
events.
However,
the
streaming
platform
YouTube
has
stepped
in
to
launch
a
10-day
digital
film
festival,
with
free
streaming
for
fans
globally.
New
York's
Tribeca
Enterprises
has
organised
and
produced
the
We
Are
One:
A
Global
Film
Festival.
It
will
feature
programs
from
20
top
film
festivals
including
the
Cannes
Film
Festival,
Tribeca
Film
Festival,
Toronto
International
Film
Festival,
Sundance
Film
Festival,
Berlin
International
Film
Festival,
and
Venice
Film
Festival.
Anyone
from
any
part
of
the
world
will
be
able
to
take
part
in
the
online
film
festival
from
May
29,
2020
to
June
7,
2020.
The
ad-free
programming
will
include
feature
films,
shorts,
documentaries,
music,
comedy,
as
well
as
panel
discussions
and
webinars
to
follow
the
social
distancing
norm.
The
organisers
are
yet
to
identify
which
films
will
run
during
the
festival,
but
will
soon
announce
the
full
schedule.
The
festival
also
aims
to
support
World
Health
Organisation
and
local
NGOs
Globally,
as
viewers
will
be
asked
to
make
donations
for
COVID-19
relief.
Jane
Rosenthal,
head
of
Tribeca
Enterprises
and
Tribeca
Film
Festival,
said
in
a
statement,
the
virtual
festival
is
not
a
replacement
for
the
standalone
festivals.
"We
Are
One:
A
Global
Film
Festival
unites
curators,
artists
and
storytellers
to
entertain
and
provide
relief
to
audiences
worldwide.
In
working
with
our
extraordinary
festival
partners
and
YouTube
we
hope
that
everyone
gets
a
taste
of
what
makes
each
festival
so
unique
and
appreciates
the
art
and
power
of
film," she
said.
Apart
from
the
ones
mentioned
earlier,
We
Are
One
includes,
Annecy
International
Animation
Film
Festival,
BFI
London
Film
Festival,
Guadalajara
International
Film
Festival,
International
Film
Festival
&
Awards
Macao
(IFFAM),
Jerusalem
Film
Festival,
Mumbai
Film
Festival
(MAMI),
Karlovy
Vary
International
Film
Festival,
Locarno
Film
Festival,
Marrakech
International
Film
Festival,
New
York
Film
Festival,
San
Sebastian
International
Film
Festival,
Sarajevo
Film
Festival,
Sydney
Film
Festival,
and
Tokyo
International
Film
Festival.