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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Postpones 2021 Edition to August, as COVID-19 Surges in Czech Republic

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Naman Ramachandran The 55th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has moved from early July, and will now take place Aug.

20-28, as the Czech Republic fights a surge in coronavirus infections.The festival was due to take place July 2-10, but the alarming COVID-19 situation has forced organizers to delay.

The Czech Republic currently has the highest per capita infection rate in the world with more than 16,000 daily new infections for a population of 10.7 million.

The nation is in a strict three-week lockdown that is enforced by police and military.“Moving the festival’s dates back by seven weeks will offer the best chance of holding this cultural event closer to the extent that audiences and festival goers have become.

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