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Cannes Plots Contingency Plans to Go On in Face of Coronavirus

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The Cannes Film Festival is rapidly assembling a contingency plan to keep the festival going. A spokesperson for the festival told Variety on Wednesday that preparations are being made to down-size the event and limit audiences in auditoriums and other festival venues — a strategy that could help the event get around a ban that restricts gatherings to 1,000 people.

While this current ban is set to expire on April 15, Cannes is preparing for a scenario in which it is maintained. One option is to limit seating in the main auditorium where gala world premieres are hosted.

The venue boasts 853 seats in its orchestra and an additional 1,456 seats on its balcony. However, Cannes’ optimism could be short-lived if the country is placed in

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