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Company fined €100,000 for setting up stand outside Mipim

In: MIPIM| events| excess

1 Mar 2010

On the face of it, it was an inventive idea. But the face has soured. According to a report from Reality Check, property company Drivers Jonas has been fined €100,000 for setting up shop in the Pavillon Croisette in Cannes rather than taking a stand in the Palais des Festivals at a cost of €7000. [...]

150,000 visitors expected for Games Festival

In: events| festival

19 Feb 2010

A stunning 150,000 visitors are expected at Cannes’ Festival des Jeux, March 3-7, 2010. The event will feature tournaments, with a  special chess event, encounters with games in development, video games, mangas, special all-night sessions and much more.
The event will also provide a platform for the annual French games awards, l’As d’Or (Golden Ace) with [...]

First Open de France poker event offers €570,000 prizes

In: events| excess| hotels

12 Feb 2010

The first Open de France Poker, February 20-28, could be one of the year’s main events. Total prize money of €570,000 is up for grabs, with up to 300 players per event. 50 croupiers across 8 floors will hande the players that will reportedly include professionals such as Rémy Biechel, Thomas Fougeron, François Tardieu and [...]

World Photography Festival, April 2010

In: events| festival

9 Feb 2010

Cannes and the south of France are eminently photogenic. So it’s only apt perhaps that the Sony World Photography festival will take place in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes between April 22-27. The line-up looks tasty, with photographer programmes from the likes of iStockphoto (tips on shooting for stock photos), a talk from Idris Khan [...]

Cannes Lions freezes 2010 prices

In: Cannes Lions| events

11 Jan 2010

Cannes Lions has announced that its prices for 2010 will be frozen at 2009 levels. Like every trade fair, Cannes Lions saw a drop in attendance last year. But there are already questions as to whether a price freeze will be enough to win back participants. When the effects of music “sharing” hit the music [...]

Euro Commission offers chance to win €10,000 and MIPTV entrance

In: MIPTV| cannes| events

31 Dec 2009

The European Commission is inviting audiovisual professionals as well as individuals to compete in the production of a video clip of maximum 3 minutes, presenting an original vision of Europe based on EU archive material mixed with new or remixed images produced by the participant.
The clip should express a personal vision of Europe and be [...]

Milow plays a showcase gig aboard a flight to Geneva

In: events| excess| flights| people

16 Dec 2009

Belgian singer Milow, in the charts across Europe with his version of “Ayo Technology”, was invited by Nice Airport, Kiss FM and Baboo airline to play a short set on a flight between Nice and Geneva on December 8 last. The passengers included winners of a competition on French radio Kiss FM. Baboo connects Nice [...]

Jazz à Juan to get boost for its 50th anniversary

In: events

9 Nov 2009

Antibe’s venerable Jazz à Juan festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. For the occasion, the local authorities have increased the budget and brought in Jean-René Palacio of SAMES (Monte Carlo) to give the festival a boost. He intends to increase the number of locations, and promises a greater cross between genres (with notably [...]

Turin to Cannes coach trips

In: Transport| events

7 Oct 2009

We often get asked about getting from Milan to Nice and Cannes. Here’s another Italian connection. The Cannes tourist office and an Italian travel agency have organised a number of coach trips from Turin to Cannes on specific dates:
November 13-15 for La Tosca opera
December 4-8 for the International Dance Festival
January 8-10 for the Cannes Shopping [...]

Brigitte Bardot to be celebrated by an exhibition

In: events| excess| festival| people

27 Sep 2009

Sixties icon Brigitte Bardot is the subject of an exhibition until January 2010. “Les années insouciance/The Carefree Years” traces her rise and disappearance, from the coquette teenager to a somewhat reluctant sex symbol. In her prime, she was perhaps the best known European actress in the US. Some aspects of her life are now all [...]


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