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Karlovy Vary film festival cancels this year’s edition – Czech organizers Karlovy Vary film festival cancels this year’s edition – Czech organizers
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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has cancelled this summer’s lineup due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event’s president Jiri Bartoska said in a video message on Tuesday. The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has cancelled this summer’s lineup due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event’s president, Jiri Bartoska, said in a video message on Tuesday.
Organizers of the central and eastern Europe’s leading cinema event instead plan to offer some selections originally scheduled for the event in movie theaters across the Czech Republic after the government reopens cinema houses on May 25. They also plan to host the festival’s industry program online, Reuters said. Organizers of the central and eastern Europe’s leading cinema event instead plan to offer selections originally scheduled for the event in movie theaters across the Czech Republic after the government reopens cinema houses on May 25. They also plan to host the festival’s industry program online, Reuters said.
The event in the spa town some 150km (100 miles) from Prague had been set to take place from July 3 to July 11. The festival, which was founded in 1946, is scheduled to return in 2021. The event in the spa town 150km (100 miles) from Prague was set to take place from July 3 to 11. The festival, which was founded in 1946, is scheduled to return in 2021.