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Italy’s Nanni Moretto to preside the Cannes jury
Italian director and actor (and Palme winner) Nanni Moretti will preside over the jury of the Cannes Film Festival 2012, the 65th edition of the event in Cannes. Why Moretti, a spirited and occasionally controversial director? “When we decided to put ‘Ecce Bombo’ – a super 8 film – into Competition when I first arrived [...]
Cindy Gallop to “blow shit up” at MIPcube?
Former US President of creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld.com Cindy Gallop is the first confirmed speaker at MIPCube, the hothouse for new “disruptive” projects at MIPTV next year. For the second time, the TV start-up competition will see companies from around the world pitch innovative business plans and prototypes to a [...]
Italy is country of honour at Mapic
With the news of Italy’s problems, it’s probably ironic that it is the country of honour at the upcoming Mapic 2012. I say probably as the turmoil on the money markets will not deter businessmen from attending the major retail trade fair and planning ahead. It must be said: Italy has a remarkable palette of [...]
MAPIC: all tomorrow’s shoppers
With all the turmoil in the news, it takes a brave man to make predictions. MAPIC, nonetheless, is going to attempt the impossible by trying to sketch tomorrow’s shopping habits. Kate Ancketill, CEO of trend tracker GDR Creative Intelligence (UK), will profile emerging concepts that will revolutionize retailing tomorrow. A consultant to major international companies [...]
Partouche Poker returns to Cannes
After months of touring France, the big poker news is that the Partouche Poker Tour will finish its 4th season at the Palm Beach in Cannes, September 12-17 2011. A range of top French and international players will be battling it out for a prize pool of €4 million. The top winner last year, the [...]
Disney/ABC pres is MIPCOM personality of the year 2011
Despite the summer, business news rolls in. Anyone attending MIPCOM will be interested to hear the news that the 2011 personality of the year is a woman, Anne Sweeney. She is the President of Disney/ABC Television Group and co-chair of Disney Media Networks. “We are extremely pleased to honour Anne Sweeney as our MIPCOM 2011 [...]
Von Trier drops a bomb
Intensely awkward in interviews, Lars Von Trier let his tongue run too far at the press conference for “Melancholia” on Thursday May 19. Von Trier noted that he knew Charlotte Gainsbourg “from all angles” and later made several references to making a long porn film featuring her and Kirsten Dunst. As the conference drew to [...]
Lady Gaga sings live on the Croisette
(requires Flash Player) Lady Gaga – Judas – Concert du Grand Journal du 11/05/2011 It had to be one of the biggest crowds ever seen on the Croisette in a long time – and that’s saying something. Lady Gaga’s appearance on CANAL+’s Grand Journal was one of the early highpoints of the Cannes Film Festival. [...]
Egypt to be guest of honour at Cannes 2011
In a new move, the Festival de Cannes announced on Thursday that it was inviting Egypt to be its first guest of honour at this year’s event. Egypt “has informed the world of its need to change the course of history and of its need for freedom, while demonstrating its collective strength and expressing its [...]
Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani to attend AIDS charity event at Cannes
Janet Jackson, Brooke Shields, Gwen Stefani, Freida Pinto, Michelle Yeoh and Milla Jovovich are some of the celebrities that are slated to attend the annual AIDS event held during the Cannes Film Festival. The annual event at the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, will include a formal dinner and a world-renowned live auction, all [...]