The Venice festival is on its course to carry the 2020 edition this September, the region’s governor has confirmed.
Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said on Sunday that the festival, which was scheduled to happen September 2-12, are going to be held as planned, reported Variety.
The official’s confirmation comes days after the Venice Biennale, which oversees the world’s longest-running festival among variety of other arts events, moved its Biennale of Architecture to 2021, but maintained the film festival’s dates.
Previously, the architecture and film festivals were meant to overlap.
Zaia said that the Biennale of Architecture was postponed thanks to complications in constructing the required pavilions.
The prestigious film showcase will proceed, although he warned that fewer films are likely to be featured this year.
The festival has not yet commented on plans for September.
Venice did the due diligence early May posing for concerns and suggestions regarding the upcoming movie gala.
The letter, which was signed by Venice’s artistic director Alberto Barbera, was meant to work out what percentage filmmakers, actors and producers are willing to attend the fest.
Venice previously declared that it might not go the virtual route, but said it had been considering a “virtual screening room, employing a safe online platform” for those that won’t be ready to attend but are previously accredited.
In January, the festival organisers revealed that actor Cate Blanchett would function jury president.
