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Cannes firework show for July 14 is cancelled

It will come as no surprise that this year’s edition of the firework show on July 14, 2020 in the bay of Cannes has...

CanneSeries announces third edition of TV series event

CanneSeries has just announced that its third edition (billed “season 3”) will take place from Friday 9 to Wednesday 14 October 2020 in Cannes...

Cannes Film Market 2020 to go full online

There can be little doubt that trade fairs globally have to change to survive, this first virtual Cannes film market will be an experiment...

Cannes festival sidebars cancel 2020 editions

In an announcement that caused little surprise, the Cannes festival sidebars – the Semaine de la Critique, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs/Directors’ Fortnight and ACID –...

MIDEM 2020 cancels event, goes online

Following on the news that MIPTV was cancelling the physical event comes the news that world’s pre-eminent music business event, MIDEM, is also cancelling...

MIPTV 2020 to stream key conferences

All trade fairs have two sides: the physical networking and pitching; and the market knowledge. These online conferences enable the industry to keep up...

How likely is it that the Cannes festival 2020 will be cancelled

Just one figure is enough to measure the likelihood of the Cannes Film Festival going ahead in 2020: 60,000. That is the number of...

MIPIM postponed until June 2-5, 2020

A whole bunch more people will be booking accommodation and flights to Cannes around those dates.

MIPTV to continue despite coronavirus

The trade fairs in Cannes such as MIPTV, Midem and the Marché du Film rarely if ever throw in the towel. Over the years,...

Accreditations for Cannes 2020 now open

The Cannes Film Festival 2020 accreditations are now open. Lots of crazy figures are bandied out concerning the Cannes Film Festival. One of the...