Celebs & Events

World's Leading Film Festivals Unite For "We Are One"

Reuters.com: More than 20 film festivals around the world have joined together to stream movies free on YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York.

The 10-day “We Are One: A Global Film Festival” will feature content curated by the Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Toronto and Tribeca film festivals, among others, starting on May 29, organizers Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube said in a statement on Monday.

The festival will showcase films, documentaries, music, comedy and conversations. No details of the programming were announced and it was unlikely that major new movies that generally launch at film festivals would be included.

The cancellation of the May Cannes film festival in France and uncertainty around festivals in Venice and Toronto in September because of the coronavirus outbreak has robbed filmmakers and movie studios of crucial windows to promote their new offerings to the media and the public.

The organizers of the Cannes film festival said on Monday that they were proud to join in the YouTube event “to spotlight truly extraordinary films and talent, allowing audiences to experience both the nuances of storytelling from around the world and the artistic personalities of each festival.”

Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca film festival in New York that also had to be canceled, said the idea was to inspire and unite people across borders during the pandemic.

“All of the world needs healing right now,” Rosenthal said in a statement.

Other festivals taking part include those in Jerusalem, Mumbai, Sarajevo, Sydney, Tokyo and London.

While the festival will stream for free, viewers will be asked to donate to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.


CELEBS & EVENTS

Demi Moore Wins First Acting Award
Lady Gaga To Release New Album - Harlequin
Taylor Swift Wins 7 Awards at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Jimmy Kimmel Declines Offer to Host the 2025 Oscars!
Robert Downey Jr Returns to Marvel Cinematic Universe as 'Doctor Doom'

FEATURED SHOWS

Hotel Costiera
Where the crimes are as stunning as the views.
Love Rat
Fake
2 Good 2 Be True
Car mechanic Eloy makes a terrible first impression on Ali, who works for a real estate magnate.
Las hijas de la Señora García
Mrs. Garcia strives to achieve her dream at cost of her daughters' happiness.

MOVIES THIS WEEK

American Pastoral
A radically ordinary story.
Saving Paradise
The Benefactor
His help comes at a price.
Finding Altamira
Some secrets are too powerful to hide.
The Peanut Butter Falcon

HOLLYWOOD ONE ON ONE

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Feature film based on the children's book about a crocodile that lives in New York City.
Black Adam
The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam.
Amsterdam
In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.
Ticket to Paradise
A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.
The Woman King
A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey.

Twitter