In an interview with France's 'Le Figaro,' Cannes film festival president Pierre Lescure said he remains “reasonably optimistic” this year's event will go ahead as planned, but said he would cancel if the coronavirus situation does not improve. Details:
The Cannes Film Festival is not canceled. Not yet. But for the first time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Cannes has acknowledged it could skip this year's edition. published on Wednesday, Cannes festival president Pierre Lescure said the fate of this year's festival remains uncertain.
There has been speculation for weeks that Cannes could be moved or dropped amid the increasing spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, across Europe. France on Sunday introduced new measures banning gatherings of more than 1,000 people in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Television market MIPTV, scheduled to take place in Cannes at the end of March, has been canceled.
Cannes organizers have so far tried to assuage concerns, saying they are proceeding as planned and will unveil their lineup on April 16 as scheduled and start the festival on May 12. Lescure confirmed reports that insurer Circle Group offered a policy to cover damage caused by the epidemic but that their policy would only have covered some €2 million in damages. "Our budget is €32 million . It was really peanuts," Lescure said of the insurance offer. "The company was clearly playing the bounty hunters, and we of course declined this proposal."
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