Archive for April, 2006

Cannes police plan a mini-strike

No Cannes festival is ever complete without a strike! This time it’s the police that are making their mark. But at least they have the courtesy to let us know in advance and to keep it short. To register their ongoing discontent with “sanctions, pressures and insufficient safety measures”, the police plan to hold a [...]

Cannes festival line-up announced

It’s almost that time of the year again. The line-up for the upcoming Cannes Festival was announced yesterday. The selection in an interesting one, with a combination of confirmed and upcoming directing talent. <span style=”font-weight: bold;”>In competition</span> Pedro Almodovar – Volver (ES) Nanni Moretti – The Caiman (IT) Paolo Sorrentino – L’amico di famiglia (IT) [...]

Cannes Lions seminar now set

I’m a sucker for a good seminar. The best ones should offer stimulating debate and the feeling that you can go out and change the world in a month. OK, it’s rarely quite like that in reality. But this year’s Cannes Lions (June 18-24 2006) has a few seminars that could be interesting. Who could [...]

Site of the week: Sleeping in airports

Site of the week: Sleeping in airports

No, we’ve never had to sleep in Nice airport. But if you’ve got a very early flight, it’s something that people occasionally consider, figuring that it could be more convenient than paying for half a night’s sleep in a hotel and trying to pack suitcases in the morning on time for that 40 minute drive [...]

Trains from Milan to Nice for as little as €15

Trains from Milan to Nice for as little as €15

If you have the possibility of travelling from Italy, this is an option that might be worth checking. The Italian railway is currently running Smart Price deals on tickets for international destinations. Nice, which has direct and very regular connections to Cannes, is included in the list, with prices from Milan starting at €15 (Naples, [...]

Creator of Goldorak and Power Rangers to be honoured at MIPTV

The Japanese company TOEI, known for its successes with the Power Rangers and Goldorak, is to receive a lifetime achievement award at MIPTV in Cannes. TOEI has been active for 50 years already. Most recently, it has produced award-winning features such as the second world war drama “Yamato” that won a prize at Cannes 2005. [...]

Da Vinco code to open Cannes festival

<span style=”font-style: italic;”>Originally posted March 10, 2006. </span>Despite the ongoing lawsuit, The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard , is still slated to open the Festival de Cannes on Wednesday May 17, 2006. The film will be presented Out of Competition. The Da Vinci Code was adapted from Dan Brown’s esoteric thriller with more [...]

Pan-African film fest makes Cannes award

<span style=”font-style: italic;”>Originally posted Feb 21, 2006. </span><img src=”http://racinescultures.jexiste.fr/img/flyersaveclogo.JPG” hspce=”4″ width=”140″ align=”left” height=”180″ hspace=”6″ />DIKALO AWARDS – 2006   The winners of the third edition of the Panafrican Film Festival 11th to 19th February – Cannes, France The Jury of the third edition of the Panafrican Film Festival, led by Mrs Jeanne ROMANA granted the following [...]

Where to stay at Midem 2006?

<span style=”font-style: italic;”>Originally posted on January 12, 2006. </span>If you’re still making plans, don’t despair. Midem 2006 is going to be one of the busiest in years. That’s the good news. The bad news is that all the hotels in the centre of town are full. So you’re going to have to try either for [...]

Images take centre stage

Originally posted Jan 11, 2006. Initiated some years ago, the Music for Images section of Midem has proven very popular. This reflects the fact that sales of recorded music have continued to slump, where as the new uses have provided real breakthroughs in advertising, games and cinema. Largely speaking, there are two levels to this [...]