Animation festival moves online over virus

PARIS: The world's top animated film festival was cancelled Tuesday because of the coronavirus, but organisers said they would hold an online version instead.

The Annecy Festival in eastern France is the latest in a string of major cultural events to be cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 60th annual gathering was due to start on June 15. The organisers said they were working on staging an online version of the festival "which would allow access to the films", with the line-up to be announced on April 15.