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Italy’s Nanni Moretto to preside the Cannes jury
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Hotel Colette: Cannes newest 4-star hotel
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6th Cannes airshow coincides with 100th anniversary of Cannes airport
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African film festival to kick off in Cannes
It must be hard, being the “other” festival in Cannes. But the Festival International du Film PanAfricain has been throwing a welcome spotlight on movies from Africa and the diaspora for 7 years already. I’ve often read comments about how very few African films that are given any attention at the Cannes Films Festival. So [...]
Record attempt: New York to Cannes in less than 24 hours
For the 2011 Cannes Air Show exhibition, Jacques Callies and Gilles Khaïat will attempt to set a new record: New York to Cannes in less than 24 hours in a Mooney Ovation2 GX (similar to the one in the photo) without extra fuel equipment. The pair are scheduled to leave from Bridgeport New-York, Wednesday, June [...]
Nouriel Roubini: impact of economics on real estate
While the financial quasi-meltdown caught most people by surprise, it was not news for Nouriel Roubini. He is one of the few analysts to have foreseen the problem. He will be addressing Mipim on Thursday, March 10 2011 to assess the global economics outlook and its impact on real estate. Roubini is the co-founder and [...]
Games festival celebrates 25th anniversary
After welcoming 150,000 visitors last year, the Cannes’ Festival des Jeux hopes to do better between February 25-27, 2010. The 25th edition of the event will feature tournaments, encounters with games in development, video games, mangas, special all-night sessions and much more. One of the highights will be a selection of the very best games [...]
Cannes Independent Film Festival open for submissions
Nothing to do with the official festival, the Cannes Independent Film Festival is a standalone sidebar that hopes to promote indie and low budget film-making during the big event. The 4th edition promises outdoor film screenings, networking, speed-dating and enlightening panels of filmmakers and Q&As. There’s a fee to submit films, and screenings take place [...]
MIPTV looking for “game-changing ideas”
Content360, MIPTV’s digital media pitch contest, is open for registrations until February 21, 2011. The event allows developers and application owners to pitch new concepts in audience engagement to the global TV & media industry at MIPTV 2011, 4-7 April in Cannes, France. Four categories enable companies the opportunity to win international recognition, meet new [...]
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 [...]
Green fair opens in Cannes
The GETIS 2011 Exhibition that is being held in Cannes will for the first time bring together leading professionals of the green industry to promote a new cooperative model between decision-makers and businesses. The event is focusing on 5 issues: Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean, Buildings, Transport, Modes of Consumption and Preventing Climate Change. Over [...]
Fringe to bring more live shows to Midem
One of the complaints made about Midem in recent years was the drop in live shows. The good news is that Midem 2011 has started a new sidebar for younger or lesser-known acts. 21 groups drawn from Canada, Germany, France, Austria, the United States, Russia, Spain and Britain, will perform live between January 23 and [...]