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Scriptwriters to make a mark at Cannes 2012

Scriptwriters to make a mark at Cannes 2012

A bunch of French scriptwriters have been running special events at the Cannes Film Festival for several years, and will be back with lots of activities in 2012. The “Maison des Scénaristes” brings together filmmakers, producers and broadcasters around scriptwriting. From a villa about 15 mins from the Palais, they host discussions, script services, cocktails [...]

British Airways starts 3 daily flights from Gatwick

British Airways starts 3 daily flights from Gatwick

British Airways has announced that it will fly to Nice three times a day from London Gatwick. This is in addition to the seven daily flights from Heathrow and once a day service from London City airport. The airline recently invested in a new high-tech check-in area in London Gatwick’s North Terminal, which officially opened [...]

Jean Reno leads cast of stars at MIPTV 2012 in Cannes

Jean Reno leads cast of stars at MIPTV 2012 in Cannes

International talent such as Jean Reno, Franka Potente, Julian Fellowes, Elle MacPherson, Geraldine Somerville, Toby Jones, Celia Imrie, Deena Nicole Cortese, Vinny Guadagnino, Nikki Griffin and Tiffany Brouwer will be attending MIPTV 2012, which runs 1-4 April in Cannes. Major new TV series French actor Jean Reno (Ronin, Leon The Professional, Da Vinci Code) is [...]

Pan-African Film Festival premieres Bob Marley documentary

Pan-African Film Festival premieres Bob Marley documentary

The 9th Pan-African Film Festival in Cannes will host the French premiere of “Bob Marley: the Making of a Legend” taken from footage shot at the time by former girlfriend Esther Anderson. Each year, the festival showcases cinema from across the African diaspora, with a healthy mix of movies, music and fashion. The festival runs [...]

Jean-Pierre Dardenne to Preside Cinefondation and Short Films Jury

Jean-Pierre Dardenne to Preside Cinefondation and Short Films Jury

Jean-Pierre Dardenne will be at Cannes again this year, this time presiding the jury of the Cinefondation and Short Films. Last year, Belgium’s Dardenne won the Grand Prix with his brother Luc for “The Kid with a Bike”, after winning two Palmes d’Or, first in 1999 for “Rosetta” and then in 2005 for “The Child”. [...]

MIPFormats announce pitch Competition finalists

MIPFormats announce pitch Competition finalists

The five finalists in this year’s MIPFormats Pitch competition finalists have been announced. They will be invited to Cannes to pitch their projects during the 3rd edition of MIPFormats, running on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 March 2012, ahead of MIPTV 2012 (Sunday 1 – Wednesday 4 April). The MIPFormats Pitch competition is an international event for [...]

Film Finance Forum returns to Cannes

Film Finance Forum returns to Cannes

For the third time, Cannes will be the host for the Film Finance Forum at the Majestic Hotel on May 18 2012. The Film Finance Forum was originally set up in Los Angeles and New York when the financial markets first collapsed in the hopes of bridging the gap between Hollywood and Wall Street. It [...]

Titanic sets sail for MIPTV in Cannes

Titanic sets sail for MIPTV in Cannes

The big news for MIPTV is the arrival of the first episode of the four-part drama “Titanic” that will screen at the fair on April 1, 2012. The showing, hosted by distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Lookout Point, will be followed by an exclusive conversation with leading creators and cast members of Titanic, including [...]

Marilyn Monroe featured on Cannes festival poster

Marilyn Monroe featured on Cannes festival poster

As there is no hard news about the Cannes Film Festival 2012 yet, the release of the poster is always worth a few lines in the online press. This year’s poster continues the tradition of beautiful women related to cinema. The shot of a young Marilyn Monroe is certainly pretty, and one of the least-known [...]

New flights to and from Cannes for the festival

New flights to and from Cannes for the festival

Just in time for the Cannes Festival 2012, two low-cost airlines have opened new flights to and from Nice airport. This could interest anyone attending the festival, either directly or indirectly if they have to transfer to reach Nice airport. EasyJet is opening seven new connections to Nice, including Lille, Naples, Venice and Barcelona. This [...]