Fantasia joins a growing list of North American festivals to cancel or postpone their 2020 editions including South by Southwest in Austin, Tribeca, Hot Docs and the Banff World Media Festival.
The virtual screenings will have firm start times and a limited number of tickets being sold for each viewing, which will be lower priced than the traditional physical festival’s costs.
“It’s going to make things so much more exciting and will go a long way toward keeping the intensity and engagement of the in-person experience vibrant in an online realm.”