Half-Full Screenings, Red Carpet Masks, Zoom Q&As: Welcome to the COVID-Era Film Fest

Sales agents and filmmakers who typically sprint from Venice to Toronto in a narrow, early September window will now likely have to self-quarantine for an extended period if they travel. “If there’s an important business reason for us to be at a festival, I will go to support that film,” says FilmNation Entertainment CEO Glen Basner. “If I have to self-quarantine when I get back, then I’ll do that.”

Source: Half-Full Screenings, Red Carpet Masks, Zoom Q&As: Welcome to the COVID-Era Film Fest

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