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Pitch your web series or viral video idea at Cannes

Pitch your web series or viral video idea at Cannes

The lines between film, TV and online video are definitively blurred. So if you’re in the audiovisual field, why not cast your net in all three? MIPCube Content 360, part of MIPTV in Cannes, is running two competitions for the upcoming edition with deadlines this month. Global Buzz from MSN MSN International is commissioning original [...]

Business Airport World and Business Jet Interiors meet in Cannes

Business Airport World and Business Jet Interiors meet in Cannes

This year’s Business Airport World Expo in Cannes February 22 & 23 will be the first to be shared with the Business Jet Interiors Expo. “Business Airport World Expo is the place for executive jet owners and operators to discover new destinations, new routes and new partners,” said the show’s managing director, Graham Johnson. “The [...]

Italy’s Nanni Moretto to preside the Cannes jury

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?

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 [...]

Attending the Cannes 2012 festival for free

Attending the Cannes 2012 festival for free

Every year, the Cannes Film festival becomes the n° 1 destination for movie fans and tourists. Inevitably, the prices shoot up. But there are ways of getting to the festival for free and enjoying loads of VIP treatment, red-carpet screenings and other goodies. In the run-up to the Cannes Film festival, I’ll be detailing all [...]

6th Cannes airshow coincides with 100th anniversary of Cannes airport

6th Cannes airshow coincides with 100th anniversary of Cannes airport

This might comes as news to some people, but Cannes actually has its own airport at Cannes Mandelieu. The strip is mostly used by charter and private jets, providing a more comfortable arrival for people that can afford it. Cannes-Mandelieu Airport, LFMD, is now the second most frequented business airport in France and among the [...]

Public funding for Film and Audiovisuals

Public funding for Film and Audiovisuals

The news for people into film and TV production is that the grandly-named European Audiovisual Observatory has released its annual review of public funding sources for film and television in Europe. The Observatory collects, analyses and publishes information on public funding for the film and television industry in Europe. It has been working since 1993 [...]

Special rates and events for students at Midem

Special rates and events for students at Midem

New this year: Midem 2012 has opened its doors to students that want to work in the music business. The Midem academy consists of 14 courses in entrepreneurship, new business models and marketing. High-profile experts will engage the audience, share their knowledge and provide practical advice that students can apply immediately. The comprehensive training programme [...]

Finalists announced for Midemlab 2012

Finalists announced for Midemlab 2012

It’s no secret: the music biz has changed irrevocably, and now connects to audiences in ways that were completely unthinkable only a few years ago. Each year, Midem showcases the best new upcoming music apps and services under the Midemlab sidebar. This year’s finalists -  chosen by UK digital consulting company Music Ally and French [...]

6 new destinations from Nice airport

6 new destinations from Nice airport

Already the second busiest airport in France, the big travel news is that Nice airport will become even busier in 2012. After EasyJet’s announcement of more flights to Nice from March, Air France is now adding more destinations with six extra direct flights to Nice one month later. The destinations are Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Athens, [...]