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Meet director Jean-Pierre Améris in Cannes

3-day retrospective of Writer/Director of “Lightweight” The writer/director Jean-Pierre Améris will be the focus of a special retrospective in Cannes September 25-27, 2018. Billed...

Transient Film Museum opens until August 26

The Transient Cinema Museum is back in Cannes for its 4th edition, until the Sunday, August 26th, in the Mediterranean Hall of the...

Great little 2-star in centre of Cannes

hotel Close to Palais, fair prices The humble 2-star hotel has changed a lot since I first started travelling. Although the Hotel PLM sports...

French rail strike on May 28 and 29

As part of the ongoing industrial action (which is set to run for another month at least), the French rail network SNCF will...

Cannes 2018: all the winners, with quotes

“Modest masterpiece” – shoplifters – is the Palme winner It’s a wrap. The 71st Cannes Film festival closed after reportedly intense discussions among the...

Un Certain Regard jury 2018 leans towards political commentary

The five jury members of this year’s Un Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes are an interesting panel, and one that is clearly oriented towards...

Travel strikes to continue through April 2018

Travelers in France: prepare for disruption Public sector strikes will continue in France through the month of April 2018. The reasons are based on...

How to attend free screenings at the Cannes TV series festival

If you like TV series, Cannes is the place to be in April 2018 The Cannes TV series festival,...

Gilles Jacob not re-elected to the Cannes Festival board of directors

A page turns in the history of Cannes In a move which has surprised the movie world, Gilles Jacob, the former president of the...

The rise and rise of eSports

Cannes hosts second eSports Bar The esports business model starts here Riding on the crest of the esports wave, Reed Midem is hosting the...