Venice Film Festival Cancels Jury Press Conference Over Scheduling Conflicts
Organizers of the Venice Film Festival have canceled the traditional jury press conference due to scheduling conflicts among filmmakers and critics. The festival will instead host informal welcome cocktails to facilitate media interactions.
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Venice Film Festival Jury Press Conference ‘Probably Not’ Happening Due to Scheduling, Will Replace Event With Welcome Cocktails for Journalists
The Venice Film Festival is weighing scrapping its traditional opening jury press conference on the Lido. The festival, which kicks off Sept. 2 with the world premiere of Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” told Variety that the presser will “probably not” take place, citing a scheduling conflict, and said a welcome cocktail hour with the press will […]
By Elskes
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The Venice Film Festival has taken the unusual step of scrapping its main jury press conference this year, we can reveal. The festival, which gets underway next week, hasn’t made a public statement to confirm the break from protocol but confirmed the move to us after multiple requests to know if it was going ahead. […]
By Andreas Wiseman
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