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MIDEM 2021 will be fully digital

It hardly comes as a surprise: MIDEM 2021 will be totally digital again this year, with a return to the town of Cannes scheduled...

Spike Lee to chair Cannes Film festival competition

Cancelled last year because of the COVID pandemic, the Cannes Festival is said to be delighted that one of the greatest directors of his...

CanneSeries dates set for October 2021

UPDATE: As well as hosting the world’s most glamorous movie festival, Cannes also hosts a major TV series event called CanneSeries. The 2021 dates...

Midemlab 2021 to focus on live streaming

Live music has been the motor of the music biz for several years. So Midemlab has decided to focus on live streaming tech for...

Workers preparing to raise the 2019 banner at Cannes

Cannes 2021 confirmed in May – or later!

January 27 – update II As I mentioned earlier, the festival dates have been moved to July 11-22, 2021. Although the dates are usually...

Cannes aims to be French capital of culture 2022

The city of Cannes has applied for the title of French Capital of Culture in 2022 against other cities that include Brest and La...

RIP: Claude Bolling, native of Cannes

“60 years of faithful friendship, joie de vivre, funny songs and a carefree bond.” This is how Brigitte Bardot described her relationship with the...

Midem announces FREE networking event in December

Midem has been the pre-eminent music business networking forum for decades. Now a new digital networking event will keep it alive during the coronavirus...

MAPIC 2020 moves to online edition

“We had hoped to bring everyone together in Cannes this November but continued international travel restrictions and post-travel quarantine and self-isolation rules mean this...

Cannes 2020 highlights to be screened in October

A condensed version of the Cannes 2020 Film Festival will be screened at the Palais on October 27-29, 2020. The event will feature four...