The uncertainty of what lies ahead for the film industry in terms of both film festivals and theatrical releases is evolving almost everyday in this pandemic plagued world.
Already we have seen South by Southwest cancelled and then resurrected in some fashion this past week as an online fest hosted by Amazon. Cannes is postponed. Tribeca is postponed. Others as well.
All of which leads to the natural question as to the fate and composition of Telluride's Film Fest as well as the other two legs of the opening fall film fest triad: Toronto and Venice (conceivably Cannes could become a fourth leg if that fest opts to move to a date later than the previously suggested late-June/July time period).
I shared Mar. 26th that The Denver Post was sourcing a "spokeswoman" for TFF that the fest was "scheduled to go on".
TIFF and Venice are, to my knowledge, in that same boat. However, sources have reported at the end of last week that Toronto may be shifting what their festival might look like. They're apparently looking at two major alterations. First might be TIFF as a "festival of festivals" incorporating films from some of the other fests that have cancelled or been postponed. The other is a shift to an online presentation of films.
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THE FRENCH DISPATCH MOVES
Searchlight has officially announced that Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch has a new theatrical date for bowing. The new date is Oct. 16th. The film was originally scheduled to bow July 24th and was widely believed to have been a probable feature of the Cannes Film Fest.
The new date doesn't necessarily preclude a Cannes appearance depending on what decisions are made regarding that fest but it does open the door for screening it at Telluride,Toronto, Venice and/or New York should those fests occur as currently planned.
UNCUT GEMS TO NETFLIX
The Safdie Brothers made quite a splash at last year's fest with their film Uncut Gems. It seemed to me that over the course of the weekend that it was the single most divisive film of the Labor Day weekend. At least it seemed that way anecdotally as I was standing in line.
Now that film has been acquired for streaming by Netflix which announced the acquisition and also a premiere date.
Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday that the Adam Sandler vehicle will drop on May 25th. The film also stars Andre Holland, Julia Fox, Eric Bogosian and Kevin Garnett.
TFF was the first place to screen the film last Aug. 30th.
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