By Tom Grater International Film Reporter The 12th edition of the Lighthouse International Film Festival on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, won’t be cancelled despite the ongoing challenges around the coronavirus lockdown.
Instead, organizers have opted to push the event back two weeks to new dates, June 16-20, and utilize drive-in theatres to fulfil its screenings.
Cinemas in the U.S. will remain dark for a while yet (at least until late June or July for the vast majority), but socially-distanced drive-ins are doing business, and more are springing up around the country.
The festival’s delay will allow the team to implement up-to-date safety measures so they can get the events running in accordance with public health guidelines.
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