The Telluride Film Festival announced Tuesday that the 2020 fest is cancelled, after attempting to program a socially distanced edition in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 14 (UPI) — The Telluride Film Festival announced Tuesday that the 2020 fest, scheduled for Sept. 3-7 in Telluride, Colo, is cancelled. The fest had previously announced a limited, socially distanced festival following COVID-19 guidelines.
Citing the rise in COVID-19 cases, the festival released a statement explaining they felt they could not proceed even with a restricted fest.
“Even the best strategy is threatened by this out of control environment,” the statement read.
