Netflix Cancels SXSW 2020 Screenings, Panels Amid Coronavirus Fears (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix Cancels SXSW 2020 Screenings, Panels Amid Coronavirus Fears (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/iNJCu3SYog
- Variety (@Variety) March 5, 2020
Netflix is canceling screening for SXSW 2020 per Variety. Netflix was planning on showing five films and a panel for #BlackExcellence.
The five films that were to be shown were “Uncorked,” and four documentaries: “A Secret Love,” “L.A. Originals,” “Mucho Mucho Amor,” and “Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics.” Netflix also canceled the March 15 panel with Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones for their show, #BlackExcellence.
Netflix joins other companies in canceling their appearances at SXSW. Apple and Amazon both announced that they will no longer be participating. So far, 11 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Texas.
SXSW runs from March 13 to March 22, in Austin, TX.
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