Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in ‘its original form’ – Organisers

The Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in “its original form” due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, organisers said on Tuesday.

The festival will nevertheless be made “real” in 2020, “in a way or another”, they added in a statement.

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The film festival, one of the largest in the world, was initially due to take place from May 12-23.

(NAN)