The day before yesterday, the Telluride Film Festival in the southwest of the United States was canceled due to the exacerbation of the Covid-19 pandemic in this region.
Organizers of the festival, which annually attracts to the small city of Colorado, "Hollywood" stars for a series of first movie shows and concerts, so far they hope to preserve the current session scheduled for the third to the seventh of next September, thanks to strict health measures. But eventually they had to cancel.
"With the number of cases of (Covid-19) continuing to rise indefinitely, and the chaos it causes at the national level, the best strategies are under threat," the organizers told AFP.
They added, "It does not matter how many people among us will put masks or respect the procedures for physical separation. The pandemic has worsened, and your health and safety cannot be compromised."
The event will be held in Telluride in the midst of autumn movie festivals alongside Toronto, New York and Venice, as studios showcase their work in the hope that this will serve as a platform for their Academy Awards.
Among the films that were shown at the festival last year and won Oscar awards, "Judy" and "Ford Versus Ferrari". It has not been announced that any of the major film festivals scheduled for the fall will be canceled; However, it has reduced its size with the adoption of a number of online activities.
New high infections are recorded in dozens of states, especially in South and West America.
The event was attracting the small city of Colorado, "Hollywood" stars.