It’s not only film releases that are being postponed, with an impact on the movie business. The organizers of industry conferences have also been forced to deal with the shifting sands of the pandemic, placing bets on when the coast will be clear to resume in-person gatherings. This week, the organizers of CineEurope announced that the annual gathering of European exhibitors in Barcelona would be pushed back from June to October. Last year’s CineEurope was re-organized hastily as a virtual event, which was quite an accomplishment on short notice. However, many had hoped that this year’s convention would resume in its traditional form. In a statement on Friday that announced rescheduled dates in October, conference organizers The Film Expo Group stated, “We know from talking to many cinema people across Europe that the thing they’re currently missing most is the ability to meet face-to-face with colleagues at industry events,”