Many are wondering anxiously what will become of the oldest Festival of the World at the time of #Coronavirus that in addition to wipe out tens of thousands of lives, millions of jobs, Now after locking the Asian film industry at the beginning of the '20s is about right now that has an impact on European industry, as for some time we report on the situation of the various updates of Cinema Festival which these days are moved, canceled or replaced with virtual editions.
For both Festival one figure has to date confirmed: Presidents of Jury Spike Lee and Cate Blanchett Cannes and Venice respectively. Everything else is up to date nebulous, but some flash can be seen by the recent statements of the two directors. That's why the cover photo depicts the two stars who will preside over the Jury.
In particular, in an interview with Variety (edited by Elsa Keslassy) Thierry Fremaux confirms that the Cannes Film Festival will not become illusory if all else jumps
The prestigious magazine of news on the seventh art has managed to get a denial about the eventuality of a possible digital edition of the Festival that takes place every year on the Croisette background and for two weeks in May became the navel of the film world. Showcase (physics) most glamorous in the world will not bend then to become one edition only usable on devices such as smartphones or computers because of the pandemic coronavirus that now has stopped all work activities for more than half of Humanity (4 billion people) who live in this beautiful place called Earth.
To the questions of journalist Elsa Kesslay, Thierry Fremaux has not had a moment's hesitation:
“(Per) Cannes, his soul, his own story, its efficiency, model (digital remote) would not work. What is a digital festival? A digital competition? We should start by asking rights holders if they agree “, Fremaux said to Variety.
"Films of Wes Anderson or Paul Verhoeven presented on a computer? To discover “Top Gun 2” O (Pixar) “Soul” elsewhere rather than at the cinema? The release of these films were sent to be projected on the big screen; why would we want to show them first on a digital device? ” said Fremaux, teasing the reaction of some titles that are in the pink of likely competitors for the next edition.
“The directors” film “They are guided by the idea of showing their films on a big screen and share them with other events such as festivals are, and not rather to ensure that their work will end up on an iPhone”, He added Fremaux. “If all festivals are canceled, we will have to think of a way to show movies, to avoid losing a year, I do not think that an alternative precarious and improvised Cannes or Venice – that just made would be forgotten – It would be the solution.”
The journalist in his article recalls that "because of the risk of piracy, among other issues, It is likely to emerge concerns the rights and windows when the initiatives planned for digital festival will begin later this year.”
All early March, when the outbreak of coronavirus has become a global problem, wondered edition of Perspectives 2020 Cannes Film Festival. After weeks of uncertainty, organizers the 19 March announced the postponement of the event originally planned in mid-May foreseeing possible dates between late June and early July - still however the dates have not been fixed.
This refusal is not surprising as the love of Fremaux for The Big Screen also need to remember that Cannes has a solid reputation as a prestigious springboard for films from around the world in their launching to the movies. This is evidenced by the worldwide success of last year's Korean film “Parasite” Bong Joon-ho, who has racked up four Oscar after winning the Golden Palm in the last edition of Cannes.
Another important festival is the policy known who also works closely with distributors and French exhibitors are well represented in the festival's board of directors.
This obviously hampers any possibility of a digital edition.
Despite three weeks hard lock down already in France, Fremaux has confirmed in the interview that the festival is continuing with the selection of films, while monitoring the evolution of the pandemic. Although almost 9000 deaths in France, confides that the coronavirus could reach a peak in the country of over alp after the Easter holidays, according to local reports. Nevertheless, the same prudent maintained Festival having canceled the press conference presenting the 16 April.
All have since noted that generally a month and a half before the start are usually announced the presidents of the Juries, and instead this year (but it had happened before the spread of the pandemic worldwide) the only certainty you have is about the President of the International Jury in the person of Director African American Spike Lee that by a new breed at the Cannes Film Festival.
Meantime, the main sales agents representing the most titles in the competition presented their films at the Cannes selection committee and dates for registration has been extended for a month and a half, as recently stated in a press release the festival. The term of accreditation requests for Printing Market are still open although initially the dead line was set at the end of March.
On the other side also The Venice Film Festival has significant doubts about the use of digital and denies a "chess game" with Cannes appeared in Le Monde. The still has not made a decision the Venice Film Festival Alberto Barbera but excludes the widespread use of digital.
To date foreseen by 2 al 12 September, the festival is still on standby because of the emergence of the pandemic but the organizing committee is working on the next edition, with Cate Blanchett jury president, also considering the possibility of using digital. Besides, for some years 
IMDb collaboration with the exhibition presents a small selection of the films presented in the section REFLECTIONS streaming.
“There may be some virtual initiatives, but certainly not an entire virtual festival, the rest of a decision to that effect is premature”, Cinecitta News refers to the press office of the Biennale. And the same artistic director Alberto Barbera says the news agency ANSA that asks whether it will follow the example of the Toronto Film Festival (10-20 September), which provides limited room for events and a wider review digital only: “Toronto is another type of festival is not comparable to Cannes and Venice and then today you can not be that general on the future. Only when we know in useful times what you can do and do not make a decision, But one thing is certain: whatever it is we will be ready”.
“From our part", He emphasizes Barbera, “we continue to work exactly as in previous years. There are still two months before there are three possible scenarios: the most pessimistic with still active pandemic that forces us to take a sabbatical and put good year this year 2020 parenthesis. Then there is the most optimistic scenario, the pandemic stops and everything is as before and, finally, the intermediate one which provides the constraints that now we can not predict and with whom we will have to compare. So variables are not insignificant that will require shared decisions, but in the face of certain data. And that's before the end of May”.
The Venice artistic director put water on the fire about what is written in Le Monde a few days ago, that is that the delay of a by Thierry definitive renunciation of the Cannes Film Festival Frémaux depends on a “chess game” between him and Barbera, not to reveal, until the last moment, the acquired films in official selection and not to benefit the antagonist: “It's not true. Every year we begin to see the film to be set and we know that many have also been proposed in Cannes. The criterion for which the film landing by us or on the Croisette are other, It divides the films according to other things including their time availability and not”.