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

[saintclaire87]

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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[analievelyn]

oh shit! My friend was going to this. I hope they give full refunds when they cancel instead of just vouchers

[xpirate_queenx]

Calling it now: SXSW is going to get cancelled this year.

[zibbydoo324]

I said this last Friday. We were talking about it at work.
It will really fuck over the service workers though. They hate sxsw but they make baaaaank.

[wearescientists]

If SXSW gets canceled and Emerald City Comic Con (even with all the big publishers pulling out) doesnt I’d be shocked

[januarysix]

I hope so. it just clogs the city and makes traffic a nightmare.

[analievelyn]

Theory: @sxsw won’t cancel over #COVIDー19 because they know so many people don’t plan to show up and if they cancel they have to give refunds. But since people aren’t coming they just get to pocket that money and downsize festival logistics. #sxsw https://t.co/CKkBdS5Fre
- Taylor McCaslin 🏳️‍🌈 (@digital_SaaS) March 5, 2020

[chibongo]

Lol this is my friend’s tweet 🤣

[analievelyn]

wait, are you an Austinite?

I used to live there lol

[chibongo]

Yeah! I’ve lived here for 11 years. Itching to leave though

[polynucleotide]

would not be surprised if the whole thing got canned.

emerald city comic-con is even worse off rn.

and it makes me curious what will happen to cannes, comic-con, coachella and all these other majors festivals if things get worse.

[analievelyn]

I think they would only do that if their insurance covers it. O/w I dont see them cancelling.

[theblackwidow]

that's really fucked up to me. ECCC is ran by ReedPop who does like 50 other conventions. They won't be hurt as badly as a small or non-profit con would be. It's very greedy imo

[squirrels_oh_no]

They canceled Eve Fanfest in Iceland with people coming in from all over the world and the neckbeard fanboys are raaaaaaging. But most are also secretly preppers so they're now digging a fallout shelter just in case.

[analievelyn]

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