festivals

  • What you need to know about Glastonbury's new, one-day festival

    Plus the rules around attending festivals this summer.

  • UK festivals that you can still book tickets for this summer

    Music festivals are back: here are the outdoor festivals to add to your calendar which all have tickets available to book right now. We’ll see you by the stage...

  • Boomtown festival cancelled blaming lack of government insurance

    The event organisers said they were risking a £10m loss with out coronavirus insurance backed by the government.

  • Fran Healy from Travis is surprised live music is coming back in 2021: 'I’m in disbelief'

    The roadmap out of lockdown says that live music could be back as soon as May

  • Wander round a virtual philosophy and music festival this weekend

    Hear Armando Iannucci and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown speaking from the comfort of your living room.

  • Music industry hits out at government's post-Brexit visa blunder

    The Musicians’ Union said it had been assured by ministers for many months that the creative arts and music industry in particular was a priority. It said the government would put it “front-of-mind during discussions with the EU.”

  • Halloween: From blood takers to embalmers, spookiest UK jobs on offer

    More than 2,000 roles on offer could be described as falling into slightly edgy, scary career choices – but the pay won't make you flinch though.

  • How the coronavirus could change the live music industry for good

    Amid the pandemic, musicians have turned to livestreams and socially distant events. But they're not nearly as profitable as tours. What's the future of the live entertainment industry?

  • Lollapalooza Goes Virtual July 30-Aug. 2 On YouTube With Live Sets, Classic Headliners & Michelle Obama

    The iconic Lollapalooza music festival is morphing into a free, four night YouTube broadcast from July 30-August 2 with live performances, headlining sets from previous fests and appearances by Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot -- in conversations with festival co-founder and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and LL Cool J. The live music […]

  • ‘The New Mutants’ To Bring Superhero Horror To Comic-Con@Home, Releases New Action-Packed Clip

    The New Mutants has gone through quite a journey since the first trailer was dropped at CinemaCon in 2017 -- which was before the Fox/Disney merger. After its release date kept on erratically moving like X-men's Nightcrawler, the Fox/Marvel pic seems to have stayed put for its August 28 release date but before that, fans will […]

  • Telluride Film Festival 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

    The 2020 edition of the Telluride Film Festival has been canceled. “After months of intense due diligence around physically holding an event, we’ve come to the heartbreaking but unanimous conclusion to cancel this year’s Labor Day celebration of film in Telluride,” the festival said in a statement on Tuesday. “But with a seemingly unending number […]

  • Walmart And Tribeca Partner On Drive-In Movie Series In Retailer’s Parking Lots

    Walmart and Tribeca Enterprises have teamed up to turn the retail giant’s parking lots in 160 locations across the country into drive-in movie theaters to help liven up a summer marred by COVID-forced social distancing. Movies will be programmed by the Tribeca Drive-In team in August through October for a combined 320 family-friendly showings including […]

  • YouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival With 20 Partners Including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance

    With COVID-19 shuttering film fests worldwide, YouTube has stepped in to launch a 10-day digital film festival this spring with 20 partners -- streaming free to cinema fans everywhere. We Are One: A Global Film Festival is being produced and organized by New York's Tribeca Enterprises. The YouTube-hosted event will feature programming from 20 top […]

  • Toronto Film Festival Considers Digital Options in Post-Coronavirus World (EXCLUSIVE)

    It’s “full steam ahead” at the Toronto Film Festival, according to artistic director Cameron Bailey. However, even the organizers of North America’s largest annual film gathering can’t say with total certainty what that means, since there are so many unknowns in the fast-evolving coronavirus pandemic. TIFF traditionally takes place in early September, boasting a lineup […]

  • Venice Film Festival Still a Go Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

    The 2020 Venice Film Festival is still set to take place this September amid the coronavirus pandemic.According to Italian news agency ANSA, the Venice Biennale confirmed Monday that the 77th edition of the international film festival is slotted for its previously announced Sept. 2-12 dates.Representatives for the festival did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for confirmation.Also Read: Cate Blanchett Named President of Venice International Film Festival Competition JuryIn speaking with ANSA, Roberto Cicutto, the president of the festival’s parent organization the Venice Biennale, downplayed the idea that Venice was coordinating with Cannes on new dates or a collaborative festival, despite recent comments by Cannes head Thierry Fremaux.“With Cannes, everything is possible, but I find it disconcerting that Thierry Fremaux keeps saying he is continuing to examine the situation and does not say what he wants to do,” Cicutto said. “We are going forward with our program, and if Cannes is still thinking it, then there is no dialogue.”Cicutto added that he expects far less attendance than at a usual festival and that they are exploring options to utilize digital technology that will be valuable to the foreign press, setting a deadline for the end of May in order to propose changes to the festival to producers. However, the festival’s director Alberto Barbera also told ANSA in an interview from two weeks prior that the festival would rule out any wholly virtual options.Also Read: Cannes 2020: Why Cancellation Looks More Likely Than a Virtual FestivalCannes has made a similar decision to avoid a virtual festival and has postponed yet again, first from its traditional slot in May to then postponing from new proposed dates in late June and early July. However, a virtual film market will still take place in late June as the festival continues to weigh its options.Back in January, Cate Blanchett was named President of the competition jury for the 77th annual edition of the Venice film festival.Read original story Venice Film Festival Still a Go Amid Coronavirus Pandemic At TheWrap

  • Venice Film Festival Going Forward, No Collaboration With Cannes Planned

    Venice Film Festival still plans to proceed on the Lido in the event's customary early September slot. Roberto Cicutto, president of the Venice Biennale, the fest's parent organization, said Monday in an interview with Italian news agency ANSA that the September 2-12 dates of the 77th edition of Venice are confirmed. Cicutto in the interview with […]

  • Sundance Institute Launches $1 Million Fund in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

    Sundance Institute is launching a $1 million fund to support the immediate needs of artists, filmmakers and organizations that share its focus on inclusive storytelling. The non-profit institute, which organizes the Sundance Film Festival, said that one-third of the fund will support Sundance Institute-curated artists. The rest is ear-marked for emergency support for the wider community of independent […]

  • 'At Home With Farm Aid': Stream live performances from Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews

    The four superstars will perform live sets from their homes to support farmers suffering from the coronavirus crisis.

  • You can now attend the Tribeca Film Festival from your couch during quarantine

    In the wake of coronavirus cancellations, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival will screen a partial selection of movies and programs online.

  • Amazon to stream canceled SXSW Film Festival in your home for free

    Participating titles to be revealed soon.