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The cancellation of the Cannes Film Festival in France in May and the uncertainty surrounding the fate of the Venice and Toronto festivals in September due to the outbreak of the Virus Corona are prohibiting filmmakers from a main window to promote their new films to the media and to the public.
On Monday, the Cannes Film Festival organizers said they were proud to participate in the YouTube event “to highlight truly exceptional films and talents, allowing the audience to experience the nuances of storytelling from around the world and the artistic character of each festival. “
Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the New York Tribeca Festival, which was also canceled, said the idea was to inspire people to cross borders and unite them during the pandemic.
“Everyone needs a recovery now,” Rosenthal said in a statement.
Other participating festivals include the Jerusalem, Mumbai, Sarajevo, Sydney, Tokyo and London festivals.
Although the films will be streamed for free, viewers will be asked to donate to the Solidarity Fund for the WHO response to Covid-19 disease.
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Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, which are hosting the event, said in a statement that during the ten-day event, “We are All One: The World Film Festival,” the films chosen by the Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Sundance festivals, Toronto and Tribeca, along with other festivals, will begin on May 29.
During the event, feature films, documentaries, music and comedies will be shown. Details of the show have not been announced, and the shows will likely not include major new movies that are usually shown for the first time at film festivals.
The cancellation of the Cannes Film Festival in France in May and the uncertainty surrounding the fate of the Venice and Toronto festivals in September due to the outbreak of the Virus Corona are prohibiting filmmakers from a main window to promote their new films to the media and to the public.
On Monday, the Cannes Film Festival organizers said they were proud to participate in the YouTube event “to highlight truly exceptional films and talents, allowing the audience to experience the nuances of storytelling from around the world and the artistic character of each festival. “
Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the New York Tribeca Festival, which was also canceled, said the idea was to inspire people to cross borders and unite them during the pandemic.
“Everyone needs a recovery now,” Rosenthal said in a statement.
Other participating festivals include the Jerusalem, Mumbai, Sarajevo, Sydney, Tokyo and London festivals.
Although the films will be streamed for free, viewers will be asked to donate to the Solidarity Fund for the WHO response to Covid-19 disease.
