The Cannes International Film Festival has denied French media reports that claim this year's festival will be cancelled due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus
Officially, Cannes has said it will not make a decision regarding the 2020 festival until mid-April, to give the new measures time to take effect. Cannes is scheduled to announce its official line up on April 16. This year's festival is scheduled to run May 12-23.article quotes an unnamed Cannes festival board member as saying the new restrictions make this year's event untenable.
But festival organizers insist there has been no change of plans and that they are waiting before making a final decision.
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