SHANGHAI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival is postponed over the COVID-19 epidemic, the event's organizer said Wednesday.

The film festival was earlier scheduled to be held from June 13 to 22 this year. The organizer is to release the new schedule in the near future.

The official website, Wechat account and Weibo account of the film festival will keep updating information on the event.

Source: Xinhua