Digital and drive-in, film festivals try to salvage a season

FILE - Lady Gaga is surrounded by press and security as she walks down Toronto's King Street for the screening of "Gaga: Five Foot Two" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 8, 2017. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including TIFF are going forward despite the pandemic. Those at the Venice Films Festival acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. TIFF opens on Thursday. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - Jury President Cate Blanchett, center, is seated at the start of the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival at the Venice Lido, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2020. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including Venice, are going forward despite the pandemic. Those in Venice acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. A little bit of the romance of movies has gone out. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

FILE - Actress Beatrice Schiaffino wears a mask as she arrives at the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2020. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including Venice, are going forward despite the pandemic. Those in Venice acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. A little bit of the romance of movies has gone out. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Actress Tilda Swinton poses on the red carpet with his Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement award before a group of adequately-spaced media members rtduring the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival at the Venice Lido, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2020. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including Venice, are going forward despite the pandemic. Those in Venice acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. A little bit of the romance of movies has gone out. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

FILE - Actress Tilda Swinton wears a mask as she sits in the auditorium during the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2020. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including Venice, are going forward despite the pandemic. Those in Venice acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. A little bit of the romance of movies has gone out. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

FILE - Actress Renee Zellweger take a photograph with her fans at the red carpet premiere for the film "Judy" during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 10, 2019. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including TIFF are going forward despite the pandemic. Those at the Venice Films Festival acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. TIFF opens on Thursday. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press via AP, File)