EFM chief on impact of coronavirus, new screening venues and later dates

EFM chief on impact of coronavirus, new screening venues and later dates

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EFM chief on impact of coronavirus, new screening venues and later dates

The European Film Market (EFM) is expected to post record attendance numbers this year in spite of the spectre of the coronavirus, which prompted a raft of last-minute cancellations, particularly out of China where the illness first struck.

“The EFM didn’t have any trouble with coronavirus beyond the fact that everyone kept asking us about it,” said EFM chief Matthijs Wouter Knol. “We had a record number of visitors despite having less visitors from China.”...

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