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Italy’s Nanni Moretto to preside the Cannes jury
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Cindy Gallop to “blow shit up” at MIPcube?
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Hotel Colette: Cannes newest 4-star hotel
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Attending the Cannes 2012 festival for free
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6th Cannes airshow coincides with 100th anniversary of Cannes airport
January 8, 2012 16:01
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DJ and breakdance event in Cannes
It might come as news to some, but Cannes has a healthy respect for break-dancing. Each year during the film festival, the Croisette comes alive with very high-level break-dancing crews from across France. In addition, the august Palais des Festivals also hosts a major breakdance event in January. For the 6th time, the Break the [...]
Cannes no-go areas during the G20
Unless you have been doing some intergalactic travel recently, you’ll know that the G20 summit will be held in Cannes November 3 and 4 next. The nature of these events means that very strict security measures will be in place to protect the visiting heads of state and keep any demonstrations away from the town. [...]
MIDEM to launch as a live festival
Live music is in the news with Midem. The annual music trade fair had cut back on its live concerts somewhat over the past few year. Yet it has just announced that Midem will also feature a live festival at the upcoming show in January 2012. The news is interesting, and is good news for [...]
Deepstack poker tournament at the Casino Croisette Cannes
The Casino Cannes Croisette will be a magnet for poker players this weekend, when the Summer Poker series hosts a deepstack tournament. Players will have to cough up a buy-in of €1000 for two days of action that starts on Saturday July 16 2011 at 2pm. Participants ill be given 30,000 tokens for game plays [...]
Free open-air cinema in Cannes this summer
Good news: Cannes will be hosting a series of free open-air cinema screenings over the coming months. This is the fourth time the event is being held in different locations. The shows start at 10pm (except for three in August), but you must get there early to have a chance to get any of the [...]
World Series of Poker Europe to move to Cannes
Hot news this week is that Cannes is going to host another major poker event later in the year: the World Series of Poker (WSOP). For the past four years, this has been held in London. But between October 7-21, the gaming will be held at the Casino Barrière and Hotel Majestic. The new venue [...]
Pan-African film festival open for entries
Anyone involved in films from Africa or the diaspora should check Cannes’ 8th Pan-African Film festival, held every year in April. The festival features the latest films, as well as a programme of music, fashion and parties in various locations around town. It brings together an interesting selection of people from movies, and the performing [...]
Cannes Pan-African Film Fest gets new president
Latest news from the 8th Pan-African Film Festival in Cannes is that the RFI journalist Catherine Ruelle has been nominated as honorary president. Ruelle joined Radio France in 1969, which became RFI two years later. Working there as a journalist, she began specializing in cinema in 1973, producing Dialogues, Cinémas Sans Frontières and L’Actualité du [...]
New Year’s firework show in Cannes
It’s not exactly news that Cannes has a superb tradition of spectacular fireworks. The summer-long fireworks festival has a mid-winter extension, as the winner of the festival is invited to provide the annual firework show on New Year’s Eve. In 2010, this means that Fabrice Chouillier will be treating the thousands of Cannois and guests [...]
RIP: Captain Beefheart
Cannes is what people make of it. I doubt that Captain Beefheart was a regular visitor, but in this video of his band playing on the beach in front of the Martinez in 1968 he leaves a deep impression. The 69 year-old pioneer of blues rock died on Friday, December 2010 after a long struggle [...]