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There are numerous hurdles to getting there, besides the obvious question of safety.
So how are each of the major festivals planning for life in the corona era?
As anyone trying to organize one will tell you, nothing is concrete and the facts change every day.
But here is provisional look at where things stand at the end of July.
This post will be updated as more information becomes available for each festival.
Everyone understands that thats impossible this year, Cannes director Thierry Fremaux toldScreen Dailya few days earlier.
The festival should always show its best face.
These include Wes AndersonsThe French Dispatch, Francois OzonsSummer 85, Francis LeesAmmonite, and Steve McQueensLovers RockandMangrove.
In late June,Varietyreported more details on what a post-COVID-19 Venice will look like.
Films will screen in multiple theaters simultaneously, necessitating a smaller lineup.
(There will also be outdoor screenings.)
Red carpets will still happen, albeit with socially distanced photographers.
With Italy still banning entrance to visitors from outside the E.U., U.S. attendance is expected to be limited.
However, in April, Biennale president Roberto Cicutto floated the possibility of an online option for international press.
Ultimately, that made it too much of a risk.
Those premieres will occur in socially distanced physical screenings that take place over the festivals first five days.
Out-of-towners need not scrounge for their passports.
Press should not plan to travel to Toronto, organizers wrote.
Organizers are determined to put on a brave face.
Sure, there may be fewer throngs of press and people at some screenings.
It may be more intimate, but we will find new ways to continue to support the art.
