Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch We Are One: A Global Film Festival which will be available for free on YouTube because the coronavirus pandemic has made it unsafe to watch movies in crowded theatres.
Tribeca Enterprises, the company behind the Tribeca Film Festival, and YouTube announced the online 10-day festival on Monday.
Other festivals will also contribute curated programming, including the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Cannes Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and those in Berlin, Tokyo and New York.
The festival will benefit the World Health Organization and local relief organizations and encourage viewers to donate to COVID-19 relief efforts.