Archive for March, 2007

Mr Bean does Cannes

Mr Bean does Cannes

Although not many people actually noticed it, a film was being shot at last year’s Cannes festival: “Mr Bean’s Holiday”, the second feature from Rowan Atkinson’s comic character. In the film, Mr Bean buys a raffle ticket and through a series of tricks and mishaps finds himself on a train to Cannes with a video [...]

Cannes festival, movies March 30, 2007 4:21 pm 0 Comments

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat sold to Russian oligarch

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat sold to Russian oligarch

Over the past few years, the Russians have become a very notable presence along the Riviera and inevitably have started investing there. So the news that the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat between Nice and Monaco has been sold to Russian “oligarch” Leonard Balavatnik is not entirely surprising. Roman Abramovich had already bought Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc near [...]

excess, hotels March 28, 2007 4:20 pm 0 Comments

MIPTV announces the Content 360 finalists

MIPTV featuring MILIA, Cannes’ audiovisual and digital content market, has just announced the 25 finalists for the second edition of “Content 360,” the international competition to commission innovative, interactive content and applications for mobile and broadband. “Content 360” is organised in partnership with the BBC, the Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC), the National Film Board of [...]

MIPTV March 23, 2007 4:19 pm 0 Comments

MIPIM awards salute outstanding real estate projects

The prestigious MIPIM Awards honour the most outstanding real estate projects of the previous year. On Thursday 15 March 2007, the international jury revealed this year’s winners. The jury also gave out a Special Jury Award and, for the first time ever, a Special Tribute to a project in line with sustainable and environmental features. [...]

MIPIM March 20, 2007 4:18 pm 0 Comments

"Ocean's 13" and Maradona at Cannes?

"Ocean's 13" and Maradona at Cannes?

It has been relatively quiet on the Cannes front – if you choose to overlook the 25,000 people attending Mipim (see other report). But the deadline for the Cannes festival is moving ahead at a steady pace. This year’s mainstream star looks for the moment like being “Ocean’s 13″ by Steven Soderbergh. Personally, I’m looking [...]

Cannes festival March 19, 2007 4:17 pm 0 Comments

4th pan-African film festival in Cannes

Now referred to as “the other” festival in Cannes, the Festival of Pan-African Film will kick off in Cannes on April 11-15 at the Espace Miramar. As the name implies, all 50 films reflect African and African-related themes, with films coming from Africa itself, of course, Europe and the US. 15 films are in competition [...]

movies March 10, 2007 4:16 pm 0 Comments

Anna Nicole Smith comedy to screen at Cannes

In terms of the art of cinema, it’s not the biggest news. But you can safely expect plenty of headlines on this one. Anna Nicole Smith, the society girl that married an aging billionaire and inherited his fortune, starred in a comedy called “Illegal Aliens” before herself recently dying under mysterious circumstances. The fortune now [...]

Cannes festival, people March 9, 2007 4:15 pm 0 Comments

UK seminar for filmmakers

Two heavyweights are coming together to enable UK filmmakers to prepare for Cannes. Chris Jones, himself a filmmaker and author of the highly recommended “Guerrilla Film Makers Handbook”, and Ben Craig, who runs CannesGuide.com and writes the equally-recommended “Virgin’s Guide to Cannes” (right), will host an event at the Ealing Studios on March 20. I [...]

Uncategorized March 5, 2007 4:14 pm 0 Comments

And now: TV set called 'Cannes'

It must be flattering for the town. Korean electronics maestros Samsung recently launched a new high-definition PDP TV they are calling “Cannes”. It uses their “Ultra DayLight” and “Natural True Colour” technologies to reportedly provide better colours and clearer images. Prices in Korea range from €1700 to over €7200 ($9500). But don’t go running to [...]

excess March 2, 2007 4:13 pm 0 Comments

MIPIM unveils new property market at Cannes

Reed MIDEM, organisers of most of the trade fairs in Cannes, announced today that they will launch MIPIM HORIZONS, a new international property tradeshow in Cannes, in September 2008. This latest addition to the Reed MIDEM portfolio will be based on the successful MIPIM property market which takes place annually in Cannes, in March. So [...]

MIPIM March 2, 2007 4:11 pm 0 Comments