Shanghai International Film Festival to Run in Late July (EXCLUSIVE)
Rebecca Davis editorThe Shanghai International Film Festival is planning to take place in-person later this month, likely from July 18-27, according to Chinese and Iranian reports.Other large, in-person entertainment industry events such as the Shanghai TV Festival and the ChinaJoy gaming industry conference are also set to occur in-person soon, reports said, as the country opens further in the wake of COVID-19 despite recent outbreaks in Beijing and Hebei province.Chinese cinemas have been shut since January, but credible rumors abound that they will reopen in July — and the news about Shanghai is a further indication in that direction.