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French Dispatch, by Wes Andersen at Cannes 2021

Cannes 2021 reveals Palme d’Or line-up

The Cannes 2021 line-up for the Palme d’Or and other sidebars have been unveiled. The official 2021 selection once again features some of the...

Cannes Yachting 2021 confirms dates

Cancelled last year due to the Covid crisis, Cannes Yachting festival 2021 has confirmed its dates: September 7-21. Traditionally the inaugural event of the...

The Quinzaine 2021 unveils its poster

The Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2021 (Directors’ Fortnight) has unveiled its poster for Cannes 2021, from 7 to 17 July 2021! The image, by photographer...

MIPIM 2021 announced in September

Good news for the hospitality sector in Cannes – and indeed the property business worldwide! MIPIM has announced that it will be back in...

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...