Cannes Film Festival Shifts Screening, Government Provides 30M Euros To Help the Industry
Last week, the government of France declared a curfew that has been extended all over the country. And the curfew will come into effect from Friday night. And over 69% of the total population, that is, 46 million people, will be impacted by the new measures. In the latest curfew, over 54 total residential areas are involved (38 new cities are added to the list), and as France is sensing the chance of spreading COVID-19, the government declared a strict curfew from 9 PM to 6 AM. The box office and cinema theatres will be affected by the curfew. However, next week, the upcoming Cannes Film Festival has to rescheduled its timetable and screening slot. In an interview with Deadline, a festival rep shares that the organization has rescheduled the screening and will be pushed to 6 PM. The screening time was initially slated for 7 PM from 27 to 29 October. And some films will also be screened during day time. Cannes Film Festival was initially planned to take place from 12 to 23 May thi...