The 73rd annual festival, a co-production market where filmmakers seek upcoming project backers, was originally scheduled for mid-late May, and may now be delayed six weeks.
The special's production, originally scheduled to take place on March 23rd and 24th, is predicted to be halted until May at its earliest, but has no new official date yet.
The European Union is urging Netflix and other streaming platforms to stop showing video in high definition to prevent the internet from breaking under the strain of unprecedented usage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
International production communities are beginning to feel the tough impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 100,000 job losses in the United States alone.