As of this moment the 2021 Oscar telecast os still set for Feb. 28th but a Variety story Tuesday suggested that there is some notion within the Academy that the ceremony might need to be postponed.
Mark Malkin wrote:
"The 93rd Oscars aren’t until February, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering postponing the big night, according to multiple sources.
The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, say definitive plans are far from being concrete at this juncture. The telecast is currently set for Feb. 28, 2021, on ABC.
“It’s likely they’ll be postponed,” one of the sources familiar with the matter told Variety."
There seemed to be a lot of pushback on Twitter to the notion from a number of industry outlets. Nevertheless, the story underscores the lack of certainty within the film business as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
One other notable tidbit from the Malkin story:
"It’s unclear if postponing the Oscars will also mean that the Academy will allow films released after the year-end deadline to qualify for the 2021 Oscars."
The complete story is here.
In a semi related story, the Directors and Producers Guilds have adjusted their eligibility criteria to more closely correspond with decisions made earlier by the Academy. Variety also has that story here.
IFC FILMS ACQUIRES BERLIN TITLE
Margaret Qualley in My Salinger Year (via IMDb).
IFC Films has acquired Phillippe Falardeau's My Salinger Year for U.S. distribution. Normally this kind of news would land the film smack in the middle of my Telluride speculation. It's a distributor with some TFF history and a film from the Berlin fest (it was the opening film) which always seems to land a TFF spot or two. It stars the red hot Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver (who would make a tempting tribute candidate).
But...who knows in the current climate.
The Hollywood Reporter has the story linked here.
My Salinger Year's IMDb page is here.
ANIMATED LINEUP AT ANNECY
The Annecy Animated Film Fest which has chosen to present as an online fest has announced its lineup according to The Hollywood Reporter. As mentioned before, Annecy films occasionally find their way onto the T-ride lineup and that could still be true regardless of ANnecy's decision to go online.
You can find the announced films in competition and contretemp competition linked here .
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