The Corona crisis, which is changing all our lives, also poses a constant challenge for film festivals. Events are cancelled, being postponed or taking place online. It is not only during this time that we have to keep an eye on the implementation of fairness rules. The AG Filmfestival (Working Group of Film Festivals in Germany), whose founding members include the Hof International Festival, has drawn up a catalogue of standards (Code of Ethics / COE) for this purpose.