Archive for February, 2009

Cannes Film Market: don't miss the early bird deadline

Anyone planning on attending the Cannes Film Market, which takes place during the festival, should look out for the first early bird rate on March 1. Book before that date and you will pay just €286. The following rate is €317 (deadline: April 29), while the walk-in rate is €386. The registration page is quite [...]

Cannes festival, early bird rate February 21, 2009 11:00 pm 0 Comments

MIPIM yacht rentals down, but that's hardly news

According to a report in Britain’s The Daily Telegraph, not all the 100 yachts that had been booked for Mipim will be used. In fact, they give the precise figure of 36 being cancelled. If true, this is not surprising. It’s obvious that given the current financing crisis, most companies are looking more carefully at [...]

accommodation, MIPIM, yachts February 16, 2009 10:59 pm 0 Comments

Cannes film fest: who's going?

With the figures at the Rotterdam and Berlin film festivals down, as well as this year’s Midem, it doesn’t take a clairvoyant to tell us that the figures for the Cannes Film Festival will most likely be down as well. The contrary just would not be logical. So the question about whether to go or [...]

accommodation, Cannes festival February 9, 2009 10:58 pm 0 Comments