The city of China is no longer in a strict lockdown, but problems and difficulties remain
China’s most famous Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festivalofficially canceled for this year.
The decision to cancel the Festival is a sign of the continuing difficulties under which the film industry is currently operating in China. due to the crisis with Covid-19.
“Due to the effects of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Organizing Committee has decided that the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, originally scheduled for June 2022, will be postponed to next year,” the organizers said in a statement.
“We would like to express our sincere thanks and sincere apologies to people from all professional backgrounds who are interested in and support the Shanghai International Film Festival. If the conditions allow, we will plan and hold related Festivals and thematic events in the second half of this year to share the pleasant experience brought by the cinematic art and cinematic activities “, the announcement emphasizes.
Since the advent of the Covid-19 delta variant, Shanghai, China’s largest city and financial capital, entered a tough and dramatic lockdown that began in April.
The city was officially allowed to reopen only on June 1, 2022, with millions of people pouring into the streets and public transportation. But the cinemas were not part of the first wave of reopening, and the city health authorities reported an increase in the number of cases from sector reactivation last week.
