Venice Film Festival Rules Out Digital Option (EXCLUSIVE)

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The Venice Film Festival is forging ahead with preparations for the September 2-12 event despite coronavirus concerns and is ruling out the possibility that the fest could go digital, at least not …

concerns and is ruling out the possibility that the fest could go digital, at least not in its entirety.on Monday. He added that “there is obviously the possibility that we use technology for some initiatives,” but noted that at present “it’s too early for this to be decided.”Alberto Barbera

“Toronto is a different type of festival, not comparable to Cannes or Venice,” Barbera told ANSA, adding that while he and his team “are working just the same as in past years,” at present “we cannot provide specifics about the future,” besides the fact that Venice does not see scrapping the physical event aspect of the event as a possibility.

While Italy is currently in strict lockdown and has a coronavirus death toll of more than 15,000 that currently makes it the world’s hardest hit country by the pandemic, new infections are believed to have now plateaued and, somewhat similarly to China, the hope is that crisis will subside in Italy sooner than some other nations.

 

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And rightly so. Digital festivals are not festivals.

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