The star-studded press conference for the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed by one week till June 3, this year. Variety has learned that the reason for the delay is the abundance of movies that have been submitted to the festival and officials are expecting that the competition is going to be larger than usual, this year.

The much-awaited festival originally takes place in the month of May every year but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Cannes Film Festival has been pushed forward from its usual dates in May to July 6-17. The ceremony is set to open with the new drama from French director Leos Carax- 'Annette', on July 6.