The Fever, directed by Maya Da-Rin and This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection, directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese are the winners of the 43rd Portland International Film Festival’s Future/future competition.
Film Festivals
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Portland International Film Festival Announces Winners of 2020 Future/future Competition
The Fever, directed by Maya Da-Rin
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San Francisco International Film Festival Reveals What Would’ve Been 2020 Lineup
I Carry You with Me directed by Heidi Ewing SFFILM has announced the complete lineup for the 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival (originally scheduled for April 8–21), though the event itself was canceled due to growing safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cannes Film Festival Postponed and Considering Options
Cannes Film Festival has decided to postpone this year’s festival scheduled to take place May 12 to 23. The festival announced that it is considering options to preserve its running, the main one being a simple postponement, in Cannes, until the end of June-beginning of July, 2020.
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Coronavirus Forces Film Festivals Cancellations and Postponements (LIST)
San Francisco International Film Festival The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.
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SXSW Film Festival Will Still Hand Out Jury Awards
SXSW Film Festival The SXSW Film Festival which canceled this year’s 2020 edition due to concerns over the global coronavirus pandemic, announced that the festival will still hand out film awards.
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Tribeca Film Festival Postpones 2020 Edition
After Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced restrictions on public gatherings of more than 500 people in a new effort to fight the coronavirus outbreak of the 19th Tribeca Film Festival scheduled for April 15-26, has been postponed until further notice.
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Coronavirus Updates: SOMA, TCM CLASSIC Film Festivals Cancelled, Miami Cancels Public Screening, Montclair, Oxford, New Directors/New Films Postponed
Miami Film Festival The day after President Donald Trump delivered a speech from the Oval Office, and actor Tom Hanks along with his Rita Wilson revealed that they have been diagnosed with coronavirus the seriousness of the global outbreak is continuing to cause the film industry to cancel many upcoming events.
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Cleveland and Full Frame Documentary Film Festivals Cancelled, Jeonju Postponed, Due to Coronavirus
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic and more film festivals including Cleveland and Full Frame Documentary film festivals have decided to postpone or outright cancel this year’s edition.
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Prague, Beijing, Malaga, Inwood Film Festivals Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears
Festival Cine Malaga Beijing International Film Festival, Prague International Film Festival, Inwood Film Festival join an ever growing list of film festivals being canceled or rescheduled in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Shortsfest Announces 2020 Short Films Lineup
I’m No Holiday, starring Steve Zahn Aspen Film announced the program for the 29th Annual Aspen Shortsfest, an Oscar®-qualifying film festival that showcases the best in short form cinema from around the world. The six-day event takes place at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House from March 31-April 5, 2020 and at Carbondale’s Crystal Theatre from April 3-5, 2020.
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Bentonville Film Festival Reschedules 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus Fears
Geena Davis, Co-founder of Bentonville Film Festival The Bentonville Film Festival has rescheduled this year’s festival dates due to concerns over the coronavirus. The 2020 festival which was scheduled to take place April 29 to May 2, will now take place in the Summer, August 5 to 8.
