Berlin Film Festival Weighing Delay After Omicron COVID Variant Scrambles Plans (EXCLUSIVE)

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Berlin Film Festival Weighing Delay After Omicron COVID Variant Scrambles Plans (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Berlin Film Festival is forging ahead with plans for an in-person celebration this February, though the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is forcing conversations about contingency plans, multiple i…

is forging ahead with plans for an in-person celebration this February, though the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is forcing conversations about contingency plans, multiple individuals familiar with the matter toldWhile festival insiders described the group as “determined” to gather in-person, there have been talks about pushing the event as far out as June from its current scheduled run of February 10-20, 2022.

The local government recently limited the audience capacity of concert halls and night clubs to 50%. It also restricted access for public places to vaccinated people, people who previously had COVID, and people who recovered from COVID as part of new measures aimed at speeding up the vaccine rollout and curbing the skyrocketing number of infections.

Key U.S. executives, like Arianna Bocco, IFC Films CEO, and Glen Basner, Film Nation Entertainment CEO, have been planning to go after Sundance and are now keeping an eye on the evolution of the situation. Berlin held a smaller, red-carpet event in June this year to complement its 2021 virtual festival, which was considered highly successful by the German film industry, and the government, which is the Berlinale’s main backer.

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