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Cannes Independent Film Festival open for submissions
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16 Feb 2010The Cannes Independent Film Festival (which is not officially affiliated with the Cannes festival itself) presents selections during the Marché du Film, the international film marketplace where films are bought and sold in Cannes. Several films from CIFF 2009 were sold in the Marché du Film and went on to international release, including I AM [...]
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Coca-Cola and ad agency Ogilvy have announced they will award a €10,000 development contract at MIPTV 2010 for the best branded content idea to engage teens, as part of the 5th annual Content 360 Challenge. The idea can take the shape of a TV show, a web movie series, a mobile application or ad game, [...]
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Najibullah Salamzy wins WSOB in Cannes
27 Jul 2009Najibullah Salamzy won against TEAM WSOB player Falafel Natanzon in the World Series of Backgammon at the Palm Beach in Cannes on July 26. Natanzon had previously won all 10 of his earlier matches, yet – according to commentator Will Cockerell – failed in an attempt to impress the cool-as-ice Salamzy (one of the most [...]
Politics pick up awards at Cannes Lions
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29 Jun 2009Politics is generally the very last subject that is talked about at Cannes. So I was surprised to find that two political campaigns left Cannes with trophies to put on their mantelpieces. Barrack Obama’s presidential campaign picked up two awards for its combination of new media, door-to-door and grass roots campaigning along with highly tactical [...]
South African film wins Cannes award
14 Apr 2009The International Festival of Pan-African film in Cannes, which celebrates the best cinema from Africa and the African diaspora, has announced the following results.
The Dikalo for the best full-length feature:
“Izulu de Lami, My Secret Sky” by Madoda Ncayiyana – South Africa 2008
The Dikalo for the best fiction short:
“The Birthday Party” by Véronique N. Doumbé – [...]
Cannes 2007: The winners
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28 May 2007Just in case you missed anything, here is the full list of winners at Cannes this year:
Palme d´Or
4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days – Cristian Mungiu (RO)
Grand Jury Prize
The Mourning Forest – Naomi Kawase (JP)
60th Anniversary Prize
Gus van Sant – Paranoid Park (FR)
Best Actress
Jeon Do-yeon, Secret Sunshine – Lee Chang-dong (KR)
Best Actor
Konstantin Lavronenko, The [...]
The jury of the Fourth Edition of the Cannes Pan African Film Festival, presided by Mrs. Pascale OBOLO, made the following awards:
The DIKALO award for best feature film to Sergio Bianchi for his film “What is it worth ?”(Brazil)
The Pan African Award for the best feature (jury creation) to Sol [...]
Canada dominates interactive Emmies at MIPTV
23 Apr 2007The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners for the International Interactive Emmy® Awards, organized for the second year in a row at MIPTV in Cannes, France in partnership with Reed MIDEM and hosted by actor Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives, The Producers).
Canada led the evening with Zimmer Twins and ReGenesis Extended [...]
MIPTV: Content 360 pitch deadline
30 Jan 2007Digital creators, interactive agencies, independent producers, internet and mobile application providers have a dedicated pitching event at MIPTV (April 16-20 2006). Content 360 offers a chance to generate new opportunities with the global entertainment industry and win part of €100,000 in development funding. This year, Content 360 is calling for entries in eight categories. For [...]
MIPCOM Mobile TV Awards
15 Oct 2006Although it’s not the only thing to happen at MIPCOM, the Mobile TV Awards generated a lot of buzz. It’s certainly true that the media landscape is undergoing massive changes, with TV shows now available as paid downloads. This opens the door in terms of new distribution possibilities and the so-called “long tail” of revenue [...]
Make the most of Cannes
Glamour, sunshine, contacts. Yup, you can get all that. But you could also get sore feet, hotels miles outside town and hefty bills. Check our tips for getting the most from your time in Cannes.
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