Sundance Film Festival moved completely online due to rising Covid cases

The festival will proceed as planned from January 20 with screening schedules adjusted for online audiences (Arthur Mola/AP)

The annual Sundance Film Festival will be held completely online this year due to the rising numbers of coronavirus cases.

Organisers said it was a “deep loss” not to have an in-person event but that pressing ahead as planned was neither “safe nor feasible”.