Beijing Filmfest to launch online

Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) in China to launch online.

The organizers of the 2020 Chinese festival have decided to launch the event online due to coronavirus outbreak.

The festival was supposed to be held on April 19-26, 2020 but was cancelled over the pandemic.

The online version of the Beijing filmfest is slated for May 1-5, 2020.

The Beijing Film Academy, founded in 1950, is Asia's largest film academy, under the auspices of the Chinese government.

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