Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said the world’s longest-running film festival, which was due to take place Sept. 2-12, is still on. The official’s confirmation comes days after the Venice Biennale, which oversees the film festival among a number of other arts events, moved its Biennale of Architecture to 2021, but maintained the film festival’s fall dates. Previously, the architecture and film festivals were meant to overlap.
Zaia said on Sunday that the Biennale Architettura was postponed due to complications in constructing the necessary pavilions. The film festival will proceed, although he warned that there would likely be fewer films. Venice surveyed a wide range of film industry executives in early May to ask for concerns and suggestions about the upcoming edition. The letter, which was signed by Venice’s artistic director Alberto Barbera, was meant to gauge how many filmmakers, talent and producers are willing to turn up at the fest.
“We know that it would be simply impossible to plan a festival without knowing if you all are willing to use the Festival to give a new start and a strong sign for keeping cinema alive, even in these difficult times,” wrote Barbera. The letter also asked producers and sales agents about “the concrete possibility of bringing to accompany the invited films.”
Evidently, organizers — who were expected to take a decision in late May — are now confident the fest is able to go ahead as planned, although the look of the event will be different this year, as public health safeguards must be taken into consideration.
Timmy
Nope
Aaand you take this pic to illustrate your tweet... Must be illegal 😊
September is a long way a way and Italy’s has been in a steep upswing. This is really good news
Yes - just like they let the final weekend of Carnevale go ahead. They don't care who dies as long as the hotels, bars + restaurants are full. The mayor would shame Tartuffe
Premiere Tenet there if it should move to October.
naw it wont
WendellPierce Something else for Adam Driver to look pensively amused about.
WendellPierce The pic says it all.
WendellPierce Scarlett can feel free to self-isolate with me.
With no attendees.
Reylo4Life They said the same thing for Cannes and we know how it turned out!
Wonderful photo choice 😍
eskietit
No it won't.
Won't happen.
Is everyone going to wear mandatory face mask while dressed up? 😷
ayee
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