Cannes Claims 9% Improve In Accreditation Regardless of Coronavirus Fears
Cannes is claiming a 9% year-on-year improve in accreditation, regardless of international anxiousness over the coronavirus.
“Accreditations proceed at an intensive tempo as we depend to this point a rise of 9%,” the competition mentioned right this moment in an electronic mail to trade confirming the situation of its April 16th lineup reveal.
The competition’s program choice will likely be unveiled at 11am CET on the UGC Normandie cinema in Paris.
As we revealed yesterday, Cannes organizers are in full preparation mode for the occasion and aren’t anticipating to cancel regardless of MIPTV being pulled from the calendar earlier this week as a consequence of coronavirus-related cancellations.
Market officers we spoke to yesterday did admit that attendance could possibly be down from sure territories. The Berlin Movie Pageant final month noticed dozens of cancellations from China.
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Cannes is because of happen Might 12-23 with Spike Lee set to preside over this 12 months’s jury.