UPDATE: COVID-19 risk interrupts festivals, cons, global conferences

April 17 2020

Latest updates: Comic-Con canceled, Cannes parallel sections canceled, Napa Valley Film Festival canceled, fully digital gamescom / devcom, independent game fest Digital Dragons moved online

While cities, regions and entire countries adopt emergency measures, international festivals and conferences have closed or postponed their next editions due to the ongoing global spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Here is a brief summary of the animations, movies, TV, games and random events involved, which animag will be updated as announcements are made:

Comic-Con Int (July 23-26; San Diego, CA) CANCELED. Virtual initiatives "Comic-Con @ Home", including panels, interviews and online exhibition hall, in the works. www.comic-con.org
Cannes Film Festival: directors 'week, critics' week e ACID (May 12-23; Cannes, France) CANCELED. Upcoming editions: TBA. www.festival-cannes.com/en
Napa Valley Film Festival (November; Napa Valley, California) CANCELED. Next edition: 10-14 November 2021. www.napavalleyfilmfest.org
gamescom (25-29 August) and devcom (22-24 August; Cologne, Germany) MOVED ONLINE. Established digital formats to expand and new additions for both the convention and the developer conference. www.gamescom.global
Independent celebration of Digital Dragons (13-15 May) MOVED ONLINE. Presented on Steam by Walkabout Games, Digital Dragons and Valve. Registration will be open until April 16th. Next edition: September 14-15 (Krakow, Poland). http://digitaldragons.pl/digital-dragons-indie-celebration
Annecy Festival | IT MAKES ME (June 15-20; Annecy, France) CANCELED. The official selection, which will be announced on April 15th, "will reveal an offer that will be elaborate and live up to the expectations of our festival fans and loyal Mifa professionals." Next edition: June 14-19, 2021. www.annecy.org
NATPE Budapest Int´l (June 30-July 3; Budapest, Hungary) POSTPONED. Next edition: 25-27 August. www.natpe.com/budapest
NATPE Streaming Plus (July 28; Los Angeles, California) POSTPONED. Next edition: September 15 www.natpe.com/streamingplus
Quirino Awards of Ibero-American animation (April 18; Tenerife, Spain) POSTPONED. Digital edition scheduled for awards, co-pros and business forums - TBA dates. https://premiosquirino.org/en
Stuttgart International Animated Film Festival (May 5-10; Stuttgart, Germany) MOVED ONLINE. Free streaming festival, plus access to paid on-demand movies and industry-only content. http://itfs.de / http://onlinefestival.itfs.de
The children's press conference (July 7-9; Sheffield, UK) is now The media community for kids "Still Here Right Now". The online programs will be launched up to a virtual conference, including a focus on the Chinese market (April 21) and virtual meetings with Chinese platforms and co-producers (April 22). www.thechildrensmediaconference.com
Tribeca Film Festival (April 15-26; New York City, NY) MOVED ONLINE. Virtual programming selected includes Tribeca Immersive Cinema 360 (on Oculus devices April 17); Jury and art awards; NOW. Creators Market (sector only), Industry Extranet Resource Hub; Tribeca X Awards Showcase (April 3). www.tribecafilm.com
QuakeCon (6-9 August; Grapevine, TX) CANCELED. Next edition: TBD online event. https://quakecon.bethesda.net
Quebec Cinema Gala (June 7; Montreal, QC) CANCELED. Next edition: TBD. https://gala.quebeccinema.ca
FFAA | Festival du animation film of Abidjan (May 29-31; Abidjan, Ivory Coast) MOVED ONLINE. https://ffaafestival.com
RTX (July 3-5; Austin, TX) POSTPONED. Next edition: 5-7 September 2020 (Labor Day Weekend). https://rtxevent.com
Press Peabody (June 18; Los Angeles, CA) POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA 2020. http://peabodyawards.com
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (May 20-24; Mammoth Lakes, California) POSTPONED. Next edition: 16-20 September 2020. www.mammothlakesfilmfestival.com
Anime Frontier Powered by Crunchyroll (May 20-22; Fort Worth, TX) CANCELED. Next edition: 14-16 May 2021. http://animefrontier.com
Banff World Media Festival (June 14-17; Banff, AB) CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. https://banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca
Cannes Lions International Creativity Festival (June 22-26; Cannes, France) POSTPONED. Next edition: 26-30 October 2020. www.canneslions.com
VidCon (June 17-20; Anaheim, CA) CANCELED. VidCon Mexico was postponed to September, VidCon Abu Dhabi was postponed to December. www.vidcon.com
LA screenings (May 12-14; Los Angeles, CA): MOVED ONLINE. Next edition: Virtual Screenings 2020, same dates.
BAFTA events (UK.): CANCELED. All live movies / TV / games, conferences and seminars through April.
Quickdraw animation company (Calgary, A.B.) CLOSED. Shutdown workspace, classes and projections until further notice.
NAB Show (April 18-22; Las Vegas, NV): MOVED ONLINE. Next edition: NAB Show Express digital edition April 2020; expanded New York NAB Show 21 22-October.
Daytime Emmy Awards and creative arts ceremonies (June 12-14; Pasadena, CA) CANCELED. Next edition: TBA. www.emmys.com
Screenings of Fathom events (United States) including, CANCELED: Steven Universe: The Movie Sing-A-Long Event (March 23); POSTPONED: Children of the Sea (April 20 and 22), Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (March 25), Fate / stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. fiore presage & II. lost butterfly Double Feature (April 23), Fate / stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song (May 7), PROMARE (complete) (April 7 and 8). www.fathomevents.com
Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film (May 12-23; Cannes, France) POSTPONED. Next edition: Festival, summer 2020 TBA; Market, virtual version in the works. www.festival-cannes.com/en.
Emmy Awards for International Children (March 31; Cannes, France) MOVED ONLINE. The annual ceremony at MIPTV will be replaced by announcements on social media (FB / TW / IG: @iemmys) starting at 8:00 EST. http://www.iemmys.tv/international-emmy-awards/kids-awards
Cape Town International Animation Festival (May 1-3; Cape Town, South Africa) REPORTED. Next edition: 24-27 April 2021. A special CTIAF curated short film program will be screened at Annecy 2020. http://www.ctiaf.com
New York Licensing Leadership Summit (March 16-17; New York City, NY) LOCATED. Next edition: 5-6 November 2020. www.licensingleadershipsummit.com
Free comic day (May 2, United States) POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA summer 2020. https://freecomicbookday.com
DreamHack Dallas (May 22-24; Dallas, TX) LOCATED. Next edition: 14-16 August 2020. https://dreamhack.com/dallas
DreamHack Summer (June 12-14; Jönköping, Sweden) LOCATED. Next edition: 6-9 August 2020. DreamHack Masters TBA. https://dreamhack.com/summer
Funko stores (Everett, WA / Hollywood, CA) CLOSED until further notice. www.funko.com
Boston anime (April 10-12; Boston, MA): CANCELED. Next edition: April 2-4, 2021. www.animeboston.com
British Academy Television Craft Awards (April 26; London, UK): POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA 2020. www.bafta.org
Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards (May 17; London, UK): POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA 2020. www.bafta.org
Mania series (canceled) is now Mania Digital Forum series, available online from March 25 to April 7. Includes presentation sessions, "Coming Next From", and curated shopper showcase. https://seriesmaniadigital.com/
Royal Television Society awards (March 17; London, UK) MOVED ONLINE. https://rts.org.uk/article/rts-programme-awards-2020-live-stream-partnership-audio-network/
AMC cinema (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.) ALL LOCATIONS CLOSED. 630 cinemas closed for 6-12 weeks, effective March 17. Https://www.amctheatres.com/
Ann Arbor Film Festival (March 24-29; Ann Arbor, MI): CANCELED. Next edition: TBA. http://aafilmfest.org
San Francisco International Film Festival (April 8-21; San Francisco, California): CANCELED. Next edition: 2021; Events SFFILM 2020 TBA. http://sffilm.org/
gamesweekberlin (April 17-19; Berlin, Germany): POSTPONED. Upcoming editions: 22-25 July (A MAZE./Berlin Festival of ART X), 28 October (Digital Games Culture Foundation Conference), 29-30 October (QUO VADIS conference, Womenize! Recruitment platform, German eSports Summit; in cooperation with EGX Berlin, 30 October-1 November). www.gamesweekberlin.com
TAAFI / VFX animation work fair (April 25; Toronto, ON): POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA 2020. https://taafi.com/#/jobfair
Days of animation production (May 6-9; Stuttgart, Germany): CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. www.animationproductiondays.de/en
NATPE LA Independent Projections (May 12-14; Los Angeles, CA): CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. http://lascreenings.org/LASI2019.html
Licensing Expo (May 19-21; Las Vegas, NV): POSTPONED. Next edition: 11-13 August. http://licensingexpo.com
Quickdraw Animation Society - classes and screenings (Calgary, A.B.) CANCELED. The workspace remains open. Next editions: lessons will resume on 23 March, Saturday MASSA (Persepolis) April 4, Spring Break Camp will continue on March 23. Https://quickdrawanimation.ca
Egyptian and aviation theaters (Hollywood / Santa Monica, CA) CLOSED effective from March 13 https://americancinematheque.com
Society of Illustrators Museum (New York City, NY) CLOSED effective from March 14 www.societyillustrators.org
Universal Studios Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA) CLOSED until March 28th. Universal CityWalk will remain open.
Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure (Anaheim, CA) CLOSED in force since March 14
Hong Kong Disneyland (China) CLOSED
Tokyo Disneyland (Japan) CLOSED
Broadway theaters (New York City, NY) CANCELED all performances until April 12th
New York International Children's Film Festival Final weekend (14-15 March): CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. https://nyicff.org
GLAS animation festival (March 19-22; Berkeley, CA) CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. glasanimation.com
Canadian Screen Week & Awards Gala (March 23-29; Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; Vancouver, BC, Canada) CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. 2020 TBA Awards. academy.ca/category/canadian-screen-week
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship series (March 28-29; Charlotte, NC) POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA. yugioh-card.com/en/events/index.html
Wonderdercon (April 10-12; Anaheim, CA): POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA 2020. comic-con.org/wca
Early presentation of NBCUNiversal 2020-2021 (May 11; New York City, NY) MOVED ONLINE
Mobile world congress (February 24-27; Barcelona, Spain): CANCELED Next edition: 1-4 March 2021. www.mwcbarcelona.com
Emerald City Comic Con (March 12-15; Seattle, WA): POSTPONED. Next edition: summer 2020. emeraldcitycomiccon.com
SXSW conference and festival (March 13-22; Austin, TX): CANCELED. Next edition: TBD. sxsw.com
Game developer conference (March 16-20; San Francisco, California): MOVED ONLINE. Next edition: streaming sessions on Twitch 3 / 16-3 / 20. https://gdconf.com | twitch.tv/gdc
Independent Games Festival & Game Developers Choice Awards (March 18): MOVED ONLINE. Streams begin at 17:00 PM PT.
GDC Day of the Devs (March 18): MOVED ONLINE. Streaming starts at 16:00 PM PT.
Hong Kong Filmart (March 25-28, Hong Kong): POSTPONED Next edition: 27-29 August 2020. https://event.hktdc.com/fair/hkfilmart-en/
Nvidia GPU technology conference: MOVED ONLINE. Next edition: GTC Digital on March 25th. Nvidia.com/en-us/gtc/?ncid=em-targ-77456
MIPTV (March 30-April 2; Cannes, France): CANCELED. Next edition: April 12-15, 2021. miptv.com
Cartoons on the bay (April 2-5; Pescara, Italy): POSTPONED. Next edition: TBA 2020. cartoonsbay.rai.it
MoCCA Arts Festival (April 4-5; New York City, NY): POSTPONED Next edition: TBA 2020. www.societyillustrators.org/mocca-arts-festival
FMX conference (May 5-8; Stuttgart, Germany): CANCELED. Next edition: 4-7 May 2021. http://fmx.de
Creative week 2020 (The One Show, 99th ADC Awards) (May 11-15; New York City, New York): CANCELED. Next edition: One Show, ADC Awards and Young Ones Awards to be held online. creativeweek.org
E3 (June 9-11; Los Angeles, CA): CANCELED. Next edition: 2021. e3expo.com

The World Health Organization has released an informative video on what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, and how individuals can protect themselves and others from the risk of infection.

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