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Listen, I really want Cannes, still the greatest and most prestigious film festival in the world, to take place in June or July or whenever the Cannes committee’s dated plans are veering towards, but, let’s be realistic here, the chances are getting slimmer by the day that the festival will happen this year..
It is looking more and more like the 2020 Cannes Film Festival will be canceled, especially after French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement today of an extended ban in France for all public events, including festivals, until mid-July. Yikes.
"Bars, restaurants, cafes, hotels, cinemas, theaters, concert halls and museums will remain closed at this stage," he said, noting that festivals and other events with large crowds will be banned until mid-July.
Will the 73rd annual Cannes Film Festival be canceled for the first time since a ‘60s social protest, led by Truffault and Godard, slammed the doors shut for the event? The festival was supposed to take place this year from May 12-May 23, but, due to the coronavirus pandemic, festival organizers pushed it to a potential “late June to early July” happening. Macron's new regulations would appear to make that highly implausible..