The Taipei Film Festival kicked off as a live, physical event Thursday, making it likely the first in the world to occur in-person since the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus — albeit without international guests.
Scheduled for June 25 to July 11, the festival will occur ahead of Fid Marseille, which will take place with in-person screenings from July 22-26 and has also previously claimed the milestone.
Planning a festival in the midst of a global pandemic was a process plagued by unknowns and sudden about-faces, Taipei’s senior program assistant manager Stephanie Su told Variety.
“We weren’t sure whether we could even have a physical festival a couple of months ago. We had many plan Bs and plan Cs going at the same time,” she said. She explained that the uncertainty had also made it particularly difficult to cinch sponsors. “It was a really bizarre work experience. We were kind...
Scheduled for June 25 to July 11, the festival will occur ahead of Fid Marseille, which will take place with in-person screenings from July 22-26 and has also previously claimed the milestone.
Planning a festival in the midst of a global pandemic was a process plagued by unknowns and sudden about-faces, Taipei’s senior program assistant manager Stephanie Su told Variety.
“We weren’t sure whether we could even have a physical festival a couple of months ago. We had many plan Bs and plan Cs going at the same time,” she said. She explained that the uncertainty had also made it particularly difficult to cinch sponsors. “It was a really bizarre work experience. We were kind...
- 6/26/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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