Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in 'its original form': organisers
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past photos of the Cannes Film festival on the Croisette in Cannes as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
The Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in "its original form" due to the coronavirus, organisers said on Tuesday.
The festival will nevertheless be made "real" in 2020, "in a way or another", they added in a statement.
The film festival, one of the largest in the world, was initially due to take place from May 12-23.
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks her dog past a Palme d'Or symbol on the pavement near the Festival palace on the Croisette in Cannes where the Cannes Film Festival and the Cannes Lions take place, as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in France, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: 72nd Cannes Film Festival - Photocall after Closing ceremony - Cannes, France, May 25, 2019. Director Bong Joon-ho, Palme d'Or award winner for his film "Parasite" (Gisaengchung) poses. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Additional reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alison Williams)
FILE PHOTO: 72nd Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" in competition - Cannes, France, May 22, 2019. Director Quentin Tarantino poses with cast members Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
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