By Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior Contributor The annual Annecy International Animation Film Festival, originally scheduled for June 15-20, has cancelled its 2020 edition given the current coronavirus pandemic.
The event, which takes place each summer in the south east of France, will instead operate an online version with the lineup due to be announced April 15.
While this would have been Annecy’s 60th anniversary, those celebrations will now be held next year. Organizers said that “rationale and the international situation compel us to act with lucidity and responsibility.
To show our respect and our deep gratitude to the health care providers, as well as all those who choose solidarity and the public interest.
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