Cannes Film Festival postponed to July

The Cannes Film Festival said on Wesdnesday it would postpone this year's edition from May to July in hopes of having an in-person festival, a year after it was cancelled altogether by the pandemic. 

Cannes organisers announced Wednesday that this year's festival will now take place July 6-17, about two months after its typical period, France 24 reports. 

The world's most prestigious film festival, which has run for nearly 75 years with few interruptions, is currently hoping the coronavirus recedes enough by summertime. 

"As announced last autumn, the Festival de Cannes reserved the right to change its dates depending on how the global health situation developed," the organisers said in a statement. 

"Initially scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021, the Festival will therefore now take place from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 17 July 2021."