Cannes Film Festival venue opens its doors to the homeless amidst the Coronavirus outbreak - Republic World - Republic World

Posted: 25 Mar 2020 11:56 PM PDT

The Cannes Film Festival is known to host several big names in the movie industry. This year, however, the venue of the Cannes Film Festival has opened its doors to the town's homeless people who have nowhere to go, claimed a news portal. As the town goes into lockdown, several homeless people were left without a shelter over their heads, therefore the Cannes Film Festival venue is expected to cater to these people until the lockdown is lifted.

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Cannes Film Festival venue opens its doors to the homeless - Details

The Cannes Film Festival is held in the palm-fringed French Riviera resort and was scheduled to take place from May 12 to May 23. However, just weeks before, the organisers postponed the event until late June. Due to this, the festival halls have been opened to the homeless on Friday. An official from the Cannes Town Halls told a news portal that they will be escorting between 50-70 people every night.

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Eight days ago, French President Emmanuel Macron urged the 67 million people of the country to stay at home and protect themselves from the Coronavirus pandemic. The French president also mentioned that it is up to them to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus. This was seen as a problem for the estimated 12,000 homeless people of France who lived on the streets amid the Coronavirus crisis, according to a news portal. It was observed that perhaps the coronavirus could have an outsized impact on the homeless who spend their days most often on the streets.

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These homeless people do not have access to proper sanitation and often suffer from underlying sicknesses. These people often rely on public handouts, who are now confined indoors. It was reported by the news portal that at the entrance of the Cannes Festival venue, a guard with a face mask checks the temperature of each homeless person, every time they enter the site. Inside the space, it was reported by the news portal that they have an eating area, shower block and communal space provided with television and games.

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Is Disney Extending the Food & Wine Festival? Permits Say They Could Be! - Inside the Magic

Posted: 26 Mar 2020 09:16 AM PDT

We've been wondering if the current Disneyland Resort closure will result in an extended California Adventure Food and Wine Festival. The festival was originally slated to run from February 28 – April 21, 2020. The highly-anticipated annual event was, of course, cut short when Disneyland Resort closed its gates due to health concerns on March 14.

Now, however, there is hope that the DCA Food & Wine Festival could be extended, perhaps significantly! Anaheim.net's official "Building Permit Reports" portal indicates that at least one Food and Wine kiosk has had their permit extended through September 8.

Food and Wine Permit DCA — Credit: Anaheim.net

The original 2020 California Adventure Food and Wine Festival permits were valid from February 24 – April 25, so if the same four day teardown applies now, the event could potentially last until September 3.

Does this mean a Food & Wine Festival extension is a sure thing?

It is, however, important to remember that just because the permits for kiosks, refrigeration, and merchandise sales were extended, the Festival itself isn't certain to last longer. It is possible that Disney just wants to make sure they give themselves plenty of time to get the event taken down once the theme parks reopen.

Given the unexpected nature of the closure, and the fact that Food and Wine is such a popular event, it does seem likely that Disneyland executives will offer park goers some sort of extension. In addition to Festival attendees' disappointment, exhibitors lost over a month of revenue from the event. If Disney extended the dates, it would certainly be a morale boost for these vendors.

Food and Wine 2020 sign — Credit: ITM Reporter Rebekah Barton

When will Disney make an official announcement?

Since the Disney Parks team is adhering to fast-changing government regulations and shelter in place orders, they probably have not determined an exact Disneyland reopening date. This means the precise new dates for DCA Food and Wine Festival are likely also up-in-the-air.

2020 DCA Food & Wine Sip and Savor Pass — Credit: Kristin Yep

The bottom line is: Don't get rid of your Sip and Savor pass just yet! The Inside the Magic team will provide updates as new California Adventure Food & Wine information becomes available.

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