Netflix Cancels SXSW 2020 Screenings, Panels Amid Coronavirus Fears (EXCLUSIVE)

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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

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Wednesday, Netflix and Apple both said they were exiting the Austin-based festival, a day after Amazon said it was doing the same. All three companies had content bound for different sections that now will not be in the mix......

Also today, the CW confirmed that Buzzfeed’s “Dreamz, Queenz, & Everything in Between” party, sponsored by the network and set for March 14 at Mohawk, has been canceled. In addition, Latinx House also announced today it was canceling its Austin activities this year....

UPDATED with Netflix and Apple exits: In the wake of SXSW declaring that the fest will go on amid concerns of the coronavirus, notable attendees have decided they’re skipping the event.....

On Wednesday, Netflix and Apple both said they were exiting the Austin-based festival, a day after Amazon said it was doing the same. All three companies had content bound for different sections that now will not be in the mix....

Also today, the CW confirmed that Buzzfeed’s “Dreamz, Queenz, & Everything in Between” party, sponsored by the network and set for March 14 at Mohawk, has been canceled. In addition, Latinx House also announced today it was canceling its Austin activities this year.....