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Cancel Outright or Go Digital? How One European Film Festival Made the Call

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By Kaleem Aftab Organizers behind Germany’s Munich Film Festival, set to take place June 25 to July 4, decided to call off the annual event completely rather than postpone or go digital — a choice that came down to concerns around rights, piracy and accessibility.

The idea to postpone was discounted because of an already congested fall film festival schedule, which will soon leave little to no space to add events.

Meanwhile, it’s still unclear when widespread coronavirus lockdowns will abate so that large gatherings can happen. Germany’s own lockdown was enacted March 22, and extended until April 19, while France and Italy’s lockdown measures will remain in place until May.

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