Some things can always been counted on. After each Mipim, the British press always run an article or two about how their councillors are spending their tax-payers’ money living it up on the Riviera. This year is no exception, when a six-person team from Croydon was accused of “swanning around on the French Riviera”. The price tag was £10,000. I’m [...]

Anyone attending the Cannes fest with a project might be interested in reading about Tunerz. This is a project I put together with Gaétan Cardella last year, where we presented an outline and some collateral to a number of partners. It’s interesting as we are mining a niche, Europe’s tuning scene, that offers lots of promotional potential. We have been [...]

The 6th Festival International du Film Panafricain will kick off on April 1 with a gala event at the Hotel Carlton. The festival showcases cinema and fashion from across Africa and the diaspora and will this year feature some 40 films. Director and journalist Ramatou Keita is this year’s honorary president. Extra events during the festival include Cinéma, Slam et [...]

In confirmation of the trend at Midem last January, the Financial Times notes that despite the lower attendance, participants at Mipim 2009 were globally satisfied. “Whether attendees were down 10,000 or 20,000 is irrelevant, as the fewer that went were there to work, rather than drink and sunbathe”, it noted. Specifically, the market was taking courage from the fact that [...]