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Paris-Cannes in TGV from EUR19 as of December 9

With prices starting at €19, the new OuiGo trains will doubtless be a popular way to reach Nice and Cannes from Paris (and vice...

Cannes darlings head the EFA awards

a good year for european movies A quick note about the European Film Awards, that will be distributed in Seville on December 15. I...

Elsa Diringer to preside the 31st Rencontres in Cannes

Every since 1987, Cannes hosts the Rencontres de Cannes, an ambitious selection of screenings and talks centred on literature and also movies. The idea...

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...