Venice Film Festival to go ahead with 2020 edition

Venice Film Festival is on its course to hold 2020 edition this September, region's goverr has confirmed.

Luca Zaia, goverr of Veneto, said on Sunday that festival, which was due to take place September 2-12, will be held as planned, reported Variety.

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official's confirmation comes days after Venice Biennale, which oversees world's longest-running film festival among a number of or arts events, moved its Biennale of Architecture to 2021, but maintained film festival's dates. 

Previously, architecture and film festivals were meant to overlap.

Zaia said that Biennale of Architecture was postponed due to complications in constructing necessary pavilions. 

prestigious film showcase will proceed, although he warned that fewer films are likely to be featured this year.

festival has t yet commented on plans for September.

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Venice did due diligence early May asking for concerns and suggestions regarding upcoming movie gala.

letter, which was signed by Venice's artistic director Alberto Barbera, was meant to figure out how many filmmakers, actors and producers are willing to attend fest.

Venice previously declared that it would t go virtual route, but said it was considering a "virtual screening room, using a safe online platform" for those who won't be able to attend but have been previously accredited. 

In January, festival organisers revealed that actor Cate Blanchett would serve as jury president.

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