As a #MeToo wave looked to rock the 77th Cannes Film Festival with rumors swirling that filmmakers with films at the event would be tagged, Thierry Frémaux emphasized his event isn’t about polemics, rather the picture that’s on the screen. If there are controversies during Cannes “we try to avoid them” he said today during an afternoon presser.
“Last year, as you know, we had a few polemics, and we realized it, and so this year we decided to host a festival without polemics to make sure that the main interest for us all to be here is cinema,” Frémaux said. “So if there are other polemics, it doesn’t concern us.”
“It’s about the movies and whether they deserve or not, in aesthetic or artistic terms, to be there,” Frémaux said. “There is no ideology guiding the selection committee.”
“We would like to have a festival without polemics,...
“Last year, as you know, we had a few polemics, and we realized it, and so this year we decided to host a festival without polemics to make sure that the main interest for us all to be here is cinema,” Frémaux said. “So if there are other polemics, it doesn’t concern us.”
“It’s about the movies and whether they deserve or not, in aesthetic or artistic terms, to be there,” Frémaux said. “There is no ideology guiding the selection committee.”
“We would like to have a festival without polemics,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes mayor David Lisnard has published a blistering critique of media coverage of #MeToo in France, suggesting that investigations into cinema figures accused of sexual harassment were not dissimilar to those of East Germany’s secret police into political dissidents.
Lisnard made the comments in an article published in French newspaper L’Opinion over the weekend, written in response to recent speculation in the local media and film industry that a bombshell #MeToo exposé was poised to drop during the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off this Tuesday.
The rumor mill went into overdrive last week following a report in Le Figaro newspaper that the festival had hired a crisis management PR firm to help it navigate the potential impending storm.
“Just a few days ago, a rumor surfaced promising shattering revelations about ten well-known actors, producers and directors accused of sexual assault. That was all that was needed to...
Lisnard made the comments in an article published in French newspaper L’Opinion over the weekend, written in response to recent speculation in the local media and film industry that a bombshell #MeToo exposé was poised to drop during the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off this Tuesday.
The rumor mill went into overdrive last week following a report in Le Figaro newspaper that the festival had hired a crisis management PR firm to help it navigate the potential impending storm.
“Just a few days ago, a rumor surfaced promising shattering revelations about ten well-known actors, producers and directors accused of sexual assault. That was all that was needed to...
- 5/13/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Douglas also received his honorary Palme d’Or,
Photographers crowded the Cannes red carpet to capture the controversial comeback of Johnny Depp, star of the opening night film Jeanne Du Barry, on Tuesday night (May 16).
Depp was all smiles as he signed autographs and posed for selfies with fans gathered outside before making his way into the theatre, walking hand in hand beside the film’s directorr Maiwenn and the main supporting cast of the film including Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Melvil Poupaud, India Hair and Diego Le Fur.
Maiwenn received a standing ovation as they entered the theatre...
Photographers crowded the Cannes red carpet to capture the controversial comeback of Johnny Depp, star of the opening night film Jeanne Du Barry, on Tuesday night (May 16).
Depp was all smiles as he signed autographs and posed for selfies with fans gathered outside before making his way into the theatre, walking hand in hand beside the film’s directorr Maiwenn and the main supporting cast of the film including Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Melvil Poupaud, India Hair and Diego Le Fur.
Maiwenn received a standing ovation as they entered the theatre...
- 5/16/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
The sixth edition of Canneseries, the international festival for premium series, kicked off Friday with the world premiere of the first episode of Apple TV+’s sci-fi show “Silo.” Lead actor and executive producer Rebecca Ferguson, director and executive producer Morten Tyldum, and screenwriter and executive producer Graham Yost walked the pink carpet at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, and spoke about the show on stage, before attending a party at an exclusive beach-side venue.
It was standing room only in the 2,300-seat Louis Lumiere auditorium, where the dress code was described as “creative chic,” as the evening got underway with opening remarks by the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, Canneseries president, Fleur Pellerin, and “Fauda” actor and co-creator Lior Raz, who is the president of the main jury. The ceremony, hosted with aplomb by French comedy actor and writer Camille Chamoux, aired on pay TV service Canal+.
On the pink carpet,...
It was standing room only in the 2,300-seat Louis Lumiere auditorium, where the dress code was described as “creative chic,” as the evening got underway with opening remarks by the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, Canneseries president, Fleur Pellerin, and “Fauda” actor and co-creator Lior Raz, who is the president of the main jury. The ceremony, hosted with aplomb by French comedy actor and writer Camille Chamoux, aired on pay TV service Canal+.
On the pink carpet,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
A familiar sight returned to the Carlton in Cannes on Wednesday: a red carpet.
This one did not signal the arrival of a world famous A-list celebrity, a political dignitary or a cocktail party associated with the hometown film festival. Instead, the pomp and circumstance marked a major moment for the iconic French Riviera hotel located on Croisette Boulevard — the official unveiling of the property following a two-year, “grand-scale” renovation. The Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel and part of the Ihg Hotels & Resorts portfolio, debuted the results with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours of what’s new and intel on what’s still to come.
The remodel preserved the hotel’s historic facade while adding two new wings spanning more than 215,000 sq. feet that host luxury residences, an enclosed garden landscaped with 22,000 plants and flowers, sunbathing decks, custom cabanas, “the largest infinity pool in Cannes,” and a fitness...
This one did not signal the arrival of a world famous A-list celebrity, a political dignitary or a cocktail party associated with the hometown film festival. Instead, the pomp and circumstance marked a major moment for the iconic French Riviera hotel located on Croisette Boulevard — the official unveiling of the property following a two-year, “grand-scale” renovation. The Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel and part of the Ihg Hotels & Resorts portfolio, debuted the results with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours of what’s new and intel on what’s still to come.
The remodel preserved the hotel’s historic facade while adding two new wings spanning more than 215,000 sq. feet that host luxury residences, an enclosed garden landscaped with 22,000 plants and flowers, sunbathing decks, custom cabanas, “the largest infinity pool in Cannes,” and a fitness...
- 3/15/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Federation Studios has taken a majority stake in Lapinxa Production, the new banner of Laetitia Recayte, an established French TV executive and producer.
Recayte was most recently managing director of Robin & Co, Jean-Yves Robin’s company which was acquired by Federation Studios in 2022. Recayte, who is always up for a new challenge, started her career more than 30 years ago at Marathon, the first company co-created by Breton, and she later joined Telfrance which became Newen in 2008. Recayte headed Newen Distribution for a number of years, before joining TV France International (which is now Unifrance) as president in 2015. She also worked alongside France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci to head the public broadcaster’s commercial development. Recayte also collaborated with Cnc president Dominique Boutonnat and Cannes mayor David Lisnard on key missions.
Lapinxa Production already has a premium series in the pipeline, “Les Reclus,” a four-part documentary which has been commissioned by Canal+.
Recayte was most recently managing director of Robin & Co, Jean-Yves Robin’s company which was acquired by Federation Studios in 2022. Recayte, who is always up for a new challenge, started her career more than 30 years ago at Marathon, the first company co-created by Breton, and she later joined Telfrance which became Newen in 2008. Recayte headed Newen Distribution for a number of years, before joining TV France International (which is now Unifrance) as president in 2015. She also worked alongside France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci to head the public broadcaster’s commercial development. Recayte also collaborated with Cnc president Dominique Boutonnat and Cannes mayor David Lisnard on key missions.
Lapinxa Production already has a premium series in the pipeline, “Les Reclus,” a four-part documentary which has been commissioned by Canal+.
- 1/20/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Cameras are rolling in Cannes on “Cannes Confidential,” a high-end crime series set in the Cote d’Azur that will mark the first English-language procedural drama to be produced and set on the French riviera since the 1970s.
Skyverse Studios, AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV, French broadcaster TF1 and Nordic and streaming service Viaplay have announced the start of production on the six-part show that has been granted unprecedented access to film in the city of Cannes through an exclusive partnership and, given the timing of the start of shooting, will possibly include the upcoming Cannes film fest atmosphere.
Camille Delamarre will direct all six episodes.
The show, which will blend crime and romantic elements, is created by Chris Murray (“Midsomer Murders”). The main cast comprises French TV actor Lucie Lucas, Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), and singer/actor Tamara Marthe (“Profilage”) with additional cast to be announced.
“Cannes Confidential” revolves...
Skyverse Studios, AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV, French broadcaster TF1 and Nordic and streaming service Viaplay have announced the start of production on the six-part show that has been granted unprecedented access to film in the city of Cannes through an exclusive partnership and, given the timing of the start of shooting, will possibly include the upcoming Cannes film fest atmosphere.
Camille Delamarre will direct all six episodes.
The show, which will blend crime and romantic elements, is created by Chris Murray (“Midsomer Murders”). The main cast comprises French TV actor Lucie Lucas, Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), and singer/actor Tamara Marthe (“Profilage”) with additional cast to be announced.
“Cannes Confidential” revolves...
- 5/4/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
“The film festival has been a demonstration that we can and must organise events,” says David Lisnard.
City of Cannes mayor David Lisnard has set his sights set on holding a physical Mipcom in October, following this year’s successful edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which has unfolded July 6-17 against the backdrop of the pandemic.
“Mipcom will take place in October that is for certain. We recently caught up with [organisers] Reed Midem and there is already a good level of bookings,” Lisnard told Screen.
“For now, the Americans aren’t there for health reasons but there will be...
City of Cannes mayor David Lisnard has set his sights set on holding a physical Mipcom in October, following this year’s successful edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which has unfolded July 6-17 against the backdrop of the pandemic.
“Mipcom will take place in October that is for certain. We recently caught up with [organisers] Reed Midem and there is already a good level of bookings,” Lisnard told Screen.
“For now, the Americans aren’t there for health reasons but there will be...
- 7/16/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Cannes Film Festival’s general secretary Francois Desrousseaux squashed rumors swirling around the festival about skyrocketing coronavirus cases and told Variety Friday that four days into the festival, there is no Covid-19 cluster at Cannes.
“Out of several thousand people getting testing here on a daily basis, there are an average of three cases per day,” said Desrousseaux, who hammered out protocols with the festival’s organizers, producers and Cannes regional authorities. Salivary Rt-pcr tests have been carried on at a 300 square-meter lab tent adjacent to the Palais des Festivals.
All unvaccinated guests as well as attendees traveling from the U.S. and countries listed as orange such as the U.K. have had to take tests every two days in order to enter the perimeter of the Palais des Festivals where the Marché des Films and most screenings are taking place.
Desrousseaux said “Since the start of the festival on Tuesday,...
“Out of several thousand people getting testing here on a daily basis, there are an average of three cases per day,” said Desrousseaux, who hammered out protocols with the festival’s organizers, producers and Cannes regional authorities. Salivary Rt-pcr tests have been carried on at a 300 square-meter lab tent adjacent to the Palais des Festivals.
All unvaccinated guests as well as attendees traveling from the U.S. and countries listed as orange such as the U.K. have had to take tests every two days in order to enter the perimeter of the Palais des Festivals where the Marché des Films and most screenings are taking place.
Desrousseaux said “Since the start of the festival on Tuesday,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A new breed of Cannes chienne has arrived at the film festival this year, joining the various pampered pooches that are paraded up and down the Croisette and the occasional canine red carpet star (Rip Uggie).
The dogs in question are in town on more serious business, however, as the latest coronavirus-preventative measure being trialed by the French government. Using their remarkable olfactory senses, the dogs can smell if a person has the virus, with their success rate higher than some nasal swabs or saliva tests.
Cannes mayor David Lisnard held a small presentation outside the festival’s testing center yesterday, at which he revealed that the animals will soon be deployed across the town as part of its continued efforts to battle the pandemic.
As reported by France Bleu, the dogs Mystik (female) and Strike (male), which are understood to be short-haired alsatians, have been trained by firefighters in nearby Marseille,...
The dogs in question are in town on more serious business, however, as the latest coronavirus-preventative measure being trialed by the French government. Using their remarkable olfactory senses, the dogs can smell if a person has the virus, with their success rate higher than some nasal swabs or saliva tests.
Cannes mayor David Lisnard held a small presentation outside the festival’s testing center yesterday, at which he revealed that the animals will soon be deployed across the town as part of its continued efforts to battle the pandemic.
As reported by France Bleu, the dogs Mystik (female) and Strike (male), which are understood to be short-haired alsatians, have been trained by firefighters in nearby Marseille,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Although the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers opted to showcase four films that were part of the 2020 Official Selection from Tuesday through Thursday this week, calling it “Spécial Cannes.” It also got in just under the wire as France imposed another nationwide lockdown beginning at midnight tonight.
Deadline spoke to Cannes Film Fest chief Thierry Fremaux about the experience, the aftermath of the usual festival’s cancelation and how things are shaping up for May 2021 when the 74th installment is due, for now, to take place.
Deadline: How did things go for you here? You said you were quite emotional on stage during the opening night.
Thierry Fremaux: I surprised myself by my emotion. The film was very well received. We’re here for this, so that the audience experiences a film and we wanted to light up the screen,...
Deadline spoke to Cannes Film Fest chief Thierry Fremaux about the experience, the aftermath of the usual festival’s cancelation and how things are shaping up for May 2021 when the 74th installment is due, for now, to take place.
Deadline: How did things go for you here? You said you were quite emotional on stage during the opening night.
Thierry Fremaux: I surprised myself by my emotion. The film was very well received. We’re here for this, so that the audience experiences a film and we wanted to light up the screen,...
- 10/29/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
As the lights dimmed in the Grand Theatre Lumiere in Cannes on Tuesday evening, and the opening notes to Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Carnival of Animals” echoed over the loudspeakers, one could almost imagine themselves back in the normal swing of things.
In some respects, the opening night of the three-day ‘Special Cannes’ program felt very much like a return to halcyon days. Announced in late September, the mini-festival is intended to honor the Cannes 2020 selection with a showcase of four films that received the prestigious label, as well as the full Cinefondation lineup and a short film competition.
At Tuesday’s opening screening of Emmanuel Courcol’s crowd-pleasing comedy drama “The Big Hit,” the security measures were more elaborate than ever; the state-of-the-art auditorium was at full capacity; and the screening was prefaced by a typically effusive introduction from Cannes delegate general Thierry Fremaux, among others.
Only, the 1,000 attendees weren...
In some respects, the opening night of the three-day ‘Special Cannes’ program felt very much like a return to halcyon days. Announced in late September, the mini-festival is intended to honor the Cannes 2020 selection with a showcase of four films that received the prestigious label, as well as the full Cinefondation lineup and a short film competition.
At Tuesday’s opening screening of Emmanuel Courcol’s crowd-pleasing comedy drama “The Big Hit,” the security measures were more elaborate than ever; the state-of-the-art auditorium was at full capacity; and the screening was prefaced by a typically effusive introduction from Cannes delegate general Thierry Fremaux, among others.
Only, the 1,000 attendees weren...
- 10/28/2020
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes Film Festival may have been canceled this year, but organizers still plan to honor the 2020 Official Selection via a three-day event.
The Palais des Festivals will host a ‘Special Cannes’ event, which runs Oct. 27-29 and will feature four films from this year’s Official Selection, as well as in-competition short films and the Cinéfondation’s school films. The event will be open to the public. Meanwhile, a jury will award the Palme d’Or for short films and the Cinéfondation prizes.
“The collection of four films from the Official Selection, the short film competition, the film school competition, and the dinners and meetings epitomize the happiness we’ll all feel to be together in Cannes in October,” said festival director Thierry Frémaux. “The films of the Official Selection are currently playing to cinemagoers in France, in Europe and throughout the world. It’s a great sign to...
The Palais des Festivals will host a ‘Special Cannes’ event, which runs Oct. 27-29 and will feature four films from this year’s Official Selection, as well as in-competition short films and the Cinéfondation’s school films. The event will be open to the public. Meanwhile, a jury will award the Palme d’Or for short films and the Cinéfondation prizes.
“The collection of four films from the Official Selection, the short film competition, the film school competition, and the dinners and meetings epitomize the happiness we’ll all feel to be together in Cannes in October,” said festival director Thierry Frémaux. “The films of the Official Selection are currently playing to cinemagoers in France, in Europe and throughout the world. It’s a great sign to...
- 9/28/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Four features from the special 2020 Official selection will screen to the public.
The Cannes Film Festival, which was forced to cancel its 2020 edition in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has announced it will hold a special three-day physical event in Cannes from October 27-29
The festival also officially confirmed its intention to go ahead with its 74th edition in Cannes from May 11 to 21 2021.
October’s initiative will be a public focused event. It will preview four features from Cannes’s special 2020 Official Selection, which was announced back in June, as well as the short films selected in Competition and the Cinéfondation student film collection.
The Cannes Film Festival, which was forced to cancel its 2020 edition in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has announced it will hold a special three-day physical event in Cannes from October 27-29
The festival also officially confirmed its intention to go ahead with its 74th edition in Cannes from May 11 to 21 2021.
October’s initiative will be a public focused event. It will preview four features from Cannes’s special 2020 Official Selection, which was announced back in June, as well as the short films selected in Competition and the Cinéfondation student film collection.
- 9/28/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Covid-19 has cost city of Cannes $545m in events-related revenue.
The city of Cannes is hoping to kickstart its trade show and conference activities this autumn, following their abrupt shutdown in March with the cancellation of Miptv due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cannes mayor David Lisnard said the city would plough $1.6m (€1.5m) into relaunching the events sector as part of a plan to revive the city’s stalled economy, in a presentation on Monday (May 18).
Part of the strategy will involve a massive poster campaign in capitals across Europe, including Paris, London, Barcelona and Amsterdam, promoting Cannes as an events destination.
The city of Cannes is hoping to kickstart its trade show and conference activities this autumn, following their abrupt shutdown in March with the cancellation of Miptv due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cannes mayor David Lisnard said the city would plough $1.6m (€1.5m) into relaunching the events sector as part of a plan to revive the city’s stalled economy, in a presentation on Monday (May 18).
Part of the strategy will involve a massive poster campaign in capitals across Europe, including Paris, London, Barcelona and Amsterdam, promoting Cannes as an events destination.
- 5/19/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Festival was originally due to kick off last night on the French Riviera, but as with many other industry events amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was ultimately canceled.
Still, organizers expect Cannes 2020 to live on in some ways later this summer, notably with a presence at the Venice Film Festival in September. Cannes President Pierre Lescure paid a visit to France TV Tuesday night, sporting a tux and appearing wistful at not being atop the famous red-carpeted steps, but said Cannes and Venice would “celebrate the relaunch of cinema in theaters” this fall.
Lescure, an industry veteran who co-founded Canal Plus, told the C A Vous program, that had he actually been in Cannes last night, it would be “7:45 and we’re on the red carpet, Spike Lee has just walked by with the rest of the jury; we’re waiting for the team from the opening film,...
Still, organizers expect Cannes 2020 to live on in some ways later this summer, notably with a presence at the Venice Film Festival in September. Cannes President Pierre Lescure paid a visit to France TV Tuesday night, sporting a tux and appearing wistful at not being atop the famous red-carpeted steps, but said Cannes and Venice would “celebrate the relaunch of cinema in theaters” this fall.
Lescure, an industry veteran who co-founded Canal Plus, told the C A Vous program, that had he actually been in Cannes last night, it would be “7:45 and we’re on the red carpet, Spike Lee has just walked by with the rest of the jury; we’re waiting for the team from the opening film,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Film professionals, filmmakers and journalists have taken to social media to pay tribute to the Cannes Film Festival, which was due to kick off Tuesday in the French Riviera town and was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The festival and the city of Cannes humbly marked the day by posting a picture of a large white banner above the entrance to the Palais des Festivals, where gala world premieres are hosted. The banner read, “Thank you to our caregivers, to all those who carried out essential work, to everyone for their civic duty.”
The Palais was transformed into a homeless shelter in late March, housing around 50-70 people every night, as well as canine companions.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux said in an interview with French radio network Rtl on Tuesday morning that he wholeheartedly supported the “initiative of Cannes mayor David Lisnard to have provided homeless people with food...
The festival and the city of Cannes humbly marked the day by posting a picture of a large white banner above the entrance to the Palais des Festivals, where gala world premieres are hosted. The banner read, “Thank you to our caregivers, to all those who carried out essential work, to everyone for their civic duty.”
The Palais was transformed into a homeless shelter in late March, housing around 50-70 people every night, as well as canine companions.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux said in an interview with French radio network Rtl on Tuesday morning that he wholeheartedly supported the “initiative of Cannes mayor David Lisnard to have provided homeless people with food...
- 5/12/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes Film Festival, not for the first time, is going against the grain. While major events across the summer call it quits due to the coronavirus crisis, the fest is holding out hope that it can still take place over revised dates, which we understand to be June 23 – July 04.
For some, it’s hard to understand why Cannes is taking the road less traveled. Especially in light of the significance of coronavirus. Others take a more patient approach.
In a conciliatory and yet defiant Q&a quietly posted on its website two weeks ago, the festival said that its status will be guided by the French authorities. Those authorities have not told Cannes to cancel.
The festival also said it carried out a “rapid, broad, national and international consultation” with the industry as to whether it should go ahead. The feedback was supportive leading the event to conclude that it will not abandon its 73rd edition “until the evidence compels us”.
Sadly, evidence continues to grow. This week, France tightened its lockdown as Covid-19-related deaths soared beyond 10,000 and cases crossed 100,000. On Monday the country recorded its biggest daily death toll of 833. Health minister Olivier Veran said the country has not yet reached its peak. Municipal elections scheduled for June may move to October.
The Palais is currently housing the homeless. Cannes mayor David Lisnard said this week that the region is “heading towards a major social and economic disaster.” The city is currently disinfecting 60kms of sidewalk a day with diluted bleach and will begin taking the temperatures of shoppers before they enter stores. Once the lockdown finally lifts, authorities will issue every resident with a mask.
Meanwhile, global film and TV festivals are falling by the wayside at breakneck speed. This week alone we’ve had Munich, Annecy, Melbourne, and Edinburgh (TV). French animation festival Annecy was due to get underway a couple of weeks before Cannes’ new dates. Melbourne was slated for August. Cannes Lions has cancelled despite revised October dates, and summer sporting events continue to disappear: the Olympics, Wimbledon and the Open golf championship are no more for 2020.
Cannes has begun to invite movies and it continues to take submissions. But some movies that many expected to be highlights at Cannes are now moving later in the year. Wes Anderson’s French Dispatch, for example. Thierry Frémaux himself mentioned Top Gun this week but that’s another movie that has shifted to end of year.
June-July is Cannes’ only 2020 window, we understand. Slots later in the year wouldn’t make sense. Not for the main festival, at least. We have heard rumors that sidebar selections could potentially happen at a later date. A digital market will go ahead on the new June/July dates either way.
It should be noted that Cannes isn’t alone in holding out this summer. We’ve heard about other sizeable film festivals that are hoping to go ahead with reduced capacity theaters and deep cleans after screenings.
Cannes has said it would only need about a month to prepare the event so a final decision may not come until late May. The lack of certainty, amid so much turmoil and cancellation, engenders strong reactions in many.
“It’s slightly delusional to imagine Cannes can go ahead and every buyer I speak to feels the same,” said a well known European sales agent.
One Cannes regular from South America told us, “I won’t be risking my life to attend. What travel insurance is going to cover me for Covid-19 without a vaccine in the market?”
“Postponing Cannes to June/July is gobbledygook,” said a key German buyer. “This pandemic in my view will take us well into the back part of the year.”
“I’ve rarely seen such a level of denial,” commented an Italian festival veteran. “They won’t be able to pull it off. And yet they are resilient. They have always lived in their own bubble so I am not surprised.”
One leading American critic told us, “I don’t think anyone believes this is going to take place. I’ve been angry with the festival for stringing us along. The festival initially planned to only give us one month’s notice of whether it was happening. I think it’s in bad faith that it hasn’t communicated with us to a greater degree. Given what we know, who is going to sit in a cinema near someone who is coughing? Someone will cough at some point and there will be panic. You can’t disinfect everything. Unless there’s a vaccine, how does this event happen?”
The view from France is quite different. Many we spoke to can’t understand the clamoring for a decision. One leading French seller told us, “It’s pointless to speculate. We all need to follow national guidelines and that’s what we and the festival are doing. Beyond that we don’t know. Most of the international buyers we speak to say they want Cannes to go ahead and we hear that many companies are sending in their movies for selection. It is too early to cancel now. We would all like the gift of clarity and foresight but we can only follow what we know now.”
Another Paris-based film vet said, “The independent world still has hope and faith that this can happen. We all know the chances are very slim. Cannes is a very important event for the world, but particularly for France. Even a redux, more French, younger Cannes would be important for us. But nobody knows what will happen in three weeks let alone three months. I don’t know why people get annoyed. What else should the festival do? Of course it wants to try to go ahead. If it’s dangerous, it won’t be allowed to happen.”
One leading French producer who has had a number of films at the festival told us, “Nobody knows what is going to happen. The world in two weeks will be different to the world today. If the situation remains the same in a couple of months of course the festival can’t happen. But the world is changing every week. The festival and authorities are hoping that in a couple of months there may be medical answers that can change the game.”
The dichotomy in views is perhaps understandable. Those in France have less road to travel to get to Cannes and may incur less expense. The festival also has a unique standing in French culture. The government is trying to hold onto one of its most prized cultural events even if it must be a scaled back, less international version.
Despite a series of dramas in recent years, Cannes still has a unique standing on the global stage. The festival is not alone in thinking it is a special case. Much of the industry still feels the same. It remains the biggest film jamboree in the calendar, as it proved last year when it hosted movies including Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Pain And Glory, Les Miserables and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
Cannes, to an extent, is sustained by polemic and it thrives on the passions of its constituents. Disapproved of or adored, it’s never ignored.
For some, it’s hard to understand why Cannes is taking the road less traveled. Especially in light of the significance of coronavirus. Others take a more patient approach.
In a conciliatory and yet defiant Q&a quietly posted on its website two weeks ago, the festival said that its status will be guided by the French authorities. Those authorities have not told Cannes to cancel.
The festival also said it carried out a “rapid, broad, national and international consultation” with the industry as to whether it should go ahead. The feedback was supportive leading the event to conclude that it will not abandon its 73rd edition “until the evidence compels us”.
Sadly, evidence continues to grow. This week, France tightened its lockdown as Covid-19-related deaths soared beyond 10,000 and cases crossed 100,000. On Monday the country recorded its biggest daily death toll of 833. Health minister Olivier Veran said the country has not yet reached its peak. Municipal elections scheduled for June may move to October.
The Palais is currently housing the homeless. Cannes mayor David Lisnard said this week that the region is “heading towards a major social and economic disaster.” The city is currently disinfecting 60kms of sidewalk a day with diluted bleach and will begin taking the temperatures of shoppers before they enter stores. Once the lockdown finally lifts, authorities will issue every resident with a mask.
Meanwhile, global film and TV festivals are falling by the wayside at breakneck speed. This week alone we’ve had Munich, Annecy, Melbourne, and Edinburgh (TV). French animation festival Annecy was due to get underway a couple of weeks before Cannes’ new dates. Melbourne was slated for August. Cannes Lions has cancelled despite revised October dates, and summer sporting events continue to disappear: the Olympics, Wimbledon and the Open golf championship are no more for 2020.
Cannes has begun to invite movies and it continues to take submissions. But some movies that many expected to be highlights at Cannes are now moving later in the year. Wes Anderson’s French Dispatch, for example. Thierry Frémaux himself mentioned Top Gun this week but that’s another movie that has shifted to end of year.
June-July is Cannes’ only 2020 window, we understand. Slots later in the year wouldn’t make sense. Not for the main festival, at least. We have heard rumors that sidebar selections could potentially happen at a later date. A digital market will go ahead on the new June/July dates either way.
It should be noted that Cannes isn’t alone in holding out this summer. We’ve heard about other sizeable film festivals that are hoping to go ahead with reduced capacity theaters and deep cleans after screenings.
Cannes has said it would only need about a month to prepare the event so a final decision may not come until late May. The lack of certainty, amid so much turmoil and cancellation, engenders strong reactions in many.
“It’s slightly delusional to imagine Cannes can go ahead and every buyer I speak to feels the same,” said a well known European sales agent.
One Cannes regular from South America told us, “I won’t be risking my life to attend. What travel insurance is going to cover me for Covid-19 without a vaccine in the market?”
“Postponing Cannes to June/July is gobbledygook,” said a key German buyer. “This pandemic in my view will take us well into the back part of the year.”
“I’ve rarely seen such a level of denial,” commented an Italian festival veteran. “They won’t be able to pull it off. And yet they are resilient. They have always lived in their own bubble so I am not surprised.”
One leading American critic told us, “I don’t think anyone believes this is going to take place. I’ve been angry with the festival for stringing us along. The festival initially planned to only give us one month’s notice of whether it was happening. I think it’s in bad faith that it hasn’t communicated with us to a greater degree. Given what we know, who is going to sit in a cinema near someone who is coughing? Someone will cough at some point and there will be panic. You can’t disinfect everything. Unless there’s a vaccine, how does this event happen?”
The view from France is quite different. Many we spoke to can’t understand the clamoring for a decision. One leading French seller told us, “It’s pointless to speculate. We all need to follow national guidelines and that’s what we and the festival are doing. Beyond that we don’t know. Most of the international buyers we speak to say they want Cannes to go ahead and we hear that many companies are sending in their movies for selection. It is too early to cancel now. We would all like the gift of clarity and foresight but we can only follow what we know now.”
Another Paris-based film vet said, “The independent world still has hope and faith that this can happen. We all know the chances are very slim. Cannes is a very important event for the world, but particularly for France. Even a redux, more French, younger Cannes would be important for us. But nobody knows what will happen in three weeks let alone three months. I don’t know why people get annoyed. What else should the festival do? Of course it wants to try to go ahead. If it’s dangerous, it won’t be allowed to happen.”
One leading French producer who has had a number of films at the festival told us, “Nobody knows what is going to happen. The world in two weeks will be different to the world today. If the situation remains the same in a couple of months of course the festival can’t happen. But the world is changing every week. The festival and authorities are hoping that in a couple of months there may be medical answers that can change the game.”
The dichotomy in views is perhaps understandable. Those in France have less road to travel to get to Cannes and may incur less expense. The festival also has a unique standing in French culture. The government is trying to hold onto one of its most prized cultural events even if it must be a scaled back, less international version.
Despite a series of dramas in recent years, Cannes still has a unique standing on the global stage. The festival is not alone in thinking it is a special case. Much of the industry still feels the same. It remains the biggest film jamboree in the calendar, as it proved last year when it hosted movies including Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Pain And Glory, Les Miserables and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
Cannes, to an extent, is sustained by polemic and it thrives on the passions of its constituents. Disapproved of or adored, it’s never ignored.
- 4/9/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes' Palais des Festivals, the location that has seen thousands of red carpet galas, is now a homeless shelter.
This year's Cannes Film Festival has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and the city of Cannes has requisitioned the Palais building to use as a makeshift center for the homeless.
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard said the measure was needed to protect both the homeless and the entire population from the spread of the coronavirus, which has resulted in close to 2,000 deaths in France to date.
The city has set up beds and a canteen on ...
This year's Cannes Film Festival has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and the city of Cannes has requisitioned the Palais building to use as a makeshift center for the homeless.
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard said the measure was needed to protect both the homeless and the entire population from the spread of the coronavirus, which has resulted in close to 2,000 deaths in France to date.
The city has set up beds and a canteen on ...
- 3/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cannes' Palais des Festivals, the location that has seen thousands of red carpet galas, is now a homeless shelter.
This year's Cannes Film Festival has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and the city of Cannes has requisitioned the Palais building to use as a makeshift center for the homeless.
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard said the measure was needed to protect both the homeless and the entire population from the spread of the coronavirus, which has resulted in close to 2,000 deaths in France to date.
The city has set up beds and a canteen on ...
This year's Cannes Film Festival has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and the city of Cannes has requisitioned the Palais building to use as a makeshift center for the homeless.
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard said the measure was needed to protect both the homeless and the entire population from the spread of the coronavirus, which has resulted in close to 2,000 deaths in France to date.
The city has set up beds and a canteen on ...
- 3/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
French government bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people.
The French government on Sunday (8) announced new restrictions to limit the spread of coronavirus, banning gatherings of more than 1,000 people.
That is less than half the 2309 person capacity of the main Louis Lumière auditorium in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals.
But in his announcement of the move, health minister Olivier Veran also said the government would draw up a list of gatherings that are ”useful to the interest of the nation”.
A spokesperson for France’s ministry of solidarity and health told Screen on Monday morning that the minister had not announced an...
The French government on Sunday (8) announced new restrictions to limit the spread of coronavirus, banning gatherings of more than 1,000 people.
That is less than half the 2309 person capacity of the main Louis Lumière auditorium in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals.
But in his announcement of the move, health minister Olivier Veran also said the government would draw up a list of gatherings that are ”useful to the interest of the nation”.
A spokesperson for France’s ministry of solidarity and health told Screen on Monday morning that the minister had not announced an...
- 3/9/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦¬36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦¬57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦¬1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The mayor of Cannes David Lisnard has announced a €500m ($555m) project to revamp the French city.
The mayor of Cannes David Lisnard has announced a €500m ($555m) plan to revamp the French city, which includes expanding key festival venue the Palais des Festivals.
The ambitious project, called ‘Cannes on Air’, would see the Palais add a new 500-seat theatre by adding another floor to the existing building and renovating the Salon des Ambassadeurs, with the revamp costing around €62m ($69m).
Other elements to the citywide revamp would include creating a museum dedicated to the history of the Cannes Film Festival,...
The mayor of Cannes David Lisnard has announced a €500m ($555m) plan to revamp the French city, which includes expanding key festival venue the Palais des Festivals.
The ambitious project, called ‘Cannes on Air’, would see the Palais add a new 500-seat theatre by adding another floor to the existing building and renovating the Salon des Ambassadeurs, with the revamp costing around €62m ($69m).
Other elements to the citywide revamp would include creating a museum dedicated to the history of the Cannes Film Festival,...
- 10/25/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes who is the driving force behind TV event Canneseries, has unveiled massive plans to revamp the city, including its Palais des Festivals, the main venue of the Cannes Film Festival and other entertainment gatherings such as Mipcom.
Lisnard, who is currently campaigning for reelection next March, outlined the ambitious project, called Cannes on Air, during a presentation hosted at the Cnc (National Film Board). The presentation was attended by Maxime Saada, the CEO of Canal Plus Group, and Sidonie Dumas, the chairman of Gaumont, among others.
With an estimated budget of about €500 million ($555 million), Cannes on Air would significantly upgrade several key sites, including the Palais des Festivals, which would get a new 11,000-square-foot theater and a renovation of the Salon des Ambassadeurs for an estimated cost of €62 million ($69 million).
Among the other plans is construction of a multiplex called Cineum Cannes, with 12 state-of-the-art...
Lisnard, who is currently campaigning for reelection next March, outlined the ambitious project, called Cannes on Air, during a presentation hosted at the Cnc (National Film Board). The presentation was attended by Maxime Saada, the CEO of Canal Plus Group, and Sidonie Dumas, the chairman of Gaumont, among others.
With an estimated budget of about €500 million ($555 million), Cannes on Air would significantly upgrade several key sites, including the Palais des Festivals, which would get a new 11,000-square-foot theater and a renovation of the Salon des Ambassadeurs for an estimated cost of €62 million ($69 million).
Among the other plans is construction of a multiplex called Cineum Cannes, with 12 state-of-the-art...
- 10/24/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes is set for a revamp.
At an event in Paris this week, Cannes mayor David Lisnard unveiled the $556m (€500m) ‘Cannes On Air’ project, which aims to bring a film museum, multiplex cinema, and a revamp of the Palais des Festivals, the hub for the Cannes Film Festival, Mip events and advertising confab Cannes Lions.
The project will see the opening of an international museum dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival and global cinema. It is scheduled to be ready for 2025 and is budgeted at $223m (€200m).
The plans also include a new multiplex, featuring 12 screens including one with 2,450 seats, which is scheduled to open in 2020. The Palais itself will also be expanded with an additional floor.
A university dedicated to media and entertainment is due to be built in the town with the capacity to host 1,200 students. It is scheduled to accept its first intake in September 2020.
According to local reports,...
At an event in Paris this week, Cannes mayor David Lisnard unveiled the $556m (€500m) ‘Cannes On Air’ project, which aims to bring a film museum, multiplex cinema, and a revamp of the Palais des Festivals, the hub for the Cannes Film Festival, Mip events and advertising confab Cannes Lions.
The project will see the opening of an international museum dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival and global cinema. It is scheduled to be ready for 2025 and is budgeted at $223m (€200m).
The plans also include a new multiplex, featuring 12 screens including one with 2,450 seats, which is scheduled to open in 2020. The Palais itself will also be expanded with an additional floor.
A university dedicated to media and entertainment is due to be built in the town with the capacity to host 1,200 students. It is scheduled to accept its first intake in September 2020.
According to local reports,...
- 10/24/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes mayor David Lisnard and a host of French movie moguls were on hand at a Paris event this week to unveil a multifaceted project to renovate the home of the Cannes Film Festival and build a new industry epicenter on the Côte d’Azur, or an "audiovisual Silicon Valley."
Entitled “Cannes on Air,” the project, currently budgeted at €500 million ($556 million), would include enlarging the Palais des Festivals that has been the heart of the world’s most famous film festival and market, Mipcom, CanneSeries, Cannes Lions and other events since it ...
Entitled “Cannes on Air,” the project, currently budgeted at €500 million ($556 million), would include enlarging the Palais des Festivals that has been the heart of the world’s most famous film festival and market, Mipcom, CanneSeries, Cannes Lions and other events since it ...
- 10/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cannes mayor David Lisnard and a host of French movie moguls were on hand at a Paris event this week to unveil a multifaceted project to renovate the home of the Cannes Film Festival and build a new industry epicenter on the Côte d’Azur, or an "audiovisual Silicon Valley."
Entitled “Cannes on Air,” the project, currently budgeted at €500 million ($556 million), would include enlarging the Palais des Festivals that has been the heart of the world’s most famous film festival and market, Mipcom, CanneSeries, Cannes Lions and other events since it ...
Entitled “Cannes on Air,” the project, currently budgeted at €500 million ($556 million), would include enlarging the Palais des Festivals that has been the heart of the world’s most famous film festival and market, Mipcom, CanneSeries, Cannes Lions and other events since it ...
- 10/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes is set to star in its own series, with Midsomer Murders and Waterloo Road writer Chris Murray on board to develop an English-language crime drama set in the South of France city.
Titled Cannes Confidential, the city's mayor David Lisnard and Midnight Sun producer Patrick Nebout, head of Sweden's Dramacorp, signed a development agreement at a splashy city hall ceremony during CanneSeries, the TV festival Lisnard has backed. The series will shoot in the city in 2020.
Lisnard envisions the city as a character in the 10-part crime series, which will blend the genres of comedy, romance and crime as an ...
Titled Cannes Confidential, the city's mayor David Lisnard and Midnight Sun producer Patrick Nebout, head of Sweden's Dramacorp, signed a development agreement at a splashy city hall ceremony during CanneSeries, the TV festival Lisnard has backed. The series will shoot in the city in 2020.
Lisnard envisions the city as a character in the 10-part crime series, which will blend the genres of comedy, romance and crime as an ...
Paris — Netflix Original Series “How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast),” BBC One-Canal Plus-HBO drama “Years & Years” and Amazon/Liberty Global order “The Feed” look like potential highlights at a 2nd Canneseries festival whose much enlarged U.S. presence also takes in Starz double-bill “The Rook” and “Now Apocalypse” and AMC’s “NOS4A2.”
Added to the announced Canal Plus-Studiocanal “Vernon Subutex,” Fremantle’s “Beecham House,” backed by ITV, and now Beta Film’s “Bauhaus- A New Era,” a Zero One/Constantin TV/ Nadcon production for Zdf/Arte – Canneseries boasts a half-dozen-or-so banner world premieres from big U.S. and European players, playing in or out of competition.
Beyond the occasional title, such as Belgium’s “The Twelve” which Federation Entertainment brought onto the market at Mipcom, the Canneseries competition looks to have a strong line in comedy, and also be, as artist director Albin Lewi put it – presenting 2019’s Canneseries...
Added to the announced Canal Plus-Studiocanal “Vernon Subutex,” Fremantle’s “Beecham House,” backed by ITV, and now Beta Film’s “Bauhaus- A New Era,” a Zero One/Constantin TV/ Nadcon production for Zdf/Arte – Canneseries boasts a half-dozen-or-so banner world premieres from big U.S. and European players, playing in or out of competition.
Beyond the occasional title, such as Belgium’s “The Twelve” which Federation Entertainment brought onto the market at Mipcom, the Canneseries competition looks to have a strong line in comedy, and also be, as artist director Albin Lewi put it – presenting 2019’s Canneseries...
- 3/13/2019
- by John Hopewell and Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes — Dominic West, detective Jimmy McNulty in David Simon’s “The Wire,” was in Cannes on Monday to receive Canneseries’ first Excellence Award.
The Award comes months before the festival itself, whose second edition will take place over April 5-10.
That said, few would question the merit of “The Wire” star as its first recipient. For many critics the crowning achievement of HBO, “The Wire” compounded the respect that TV series were commanding ever since “The Sopranos,” confirming to anew generation of TV covers the artistic power and ambitions of drama series as it set new standards in its insistent attention to authentic detail and far larger themes shaping its event.
“His breakthrough as Det. McNulty in ‘The Wire’ is one of the starting points of the New Golden Age of series,” said Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi in a statement announcing the Award.
Since “The Wire,” West has pursued...
The Award comes months before the festival itself, whose second edition will take place over April 5-10.
That said, few would question the merit of “The Wire” star as its first recipient. For many critics the crowning achievement of HBO, “The Wire” compounded the respect that TV series were commanding ever since “The Sopranos,” confirming to anew generation of TV covers the artistic power and ambitions of drama series as it set new standards in its insistent attention to authentic detail and far larger themes shaping its event.
“His breakthrough as Det. McNulty in ‘The Wire’ is one of the starting points of the New Golden Age of series,” said Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi in a statement announcing the Award.
Since “The Wire,” West has pursued...
- 10/17/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
British actor Dominic West is set to receive Canneseries’s inaugural Excellence Award during Mipcom, the international TV showcase which kicks off Oct. 15.
West will be celebrated at Mipcom for his “outstanding contribution in TV series,” said Reed Midem, which organizes Mipcom, MipTV and Canneseries, in a statement.
Although Canneseries will have its second edition run once again alongside to MipTV in April, the festival will give its Excellence during Mipcom on Oct. 15, in presence of Cannes mayor David Lisnard, Reed Midem chief executive Paul Zilk and Canneseries managing director Benoît Louvet.
Since breaking out with his performance as detective Jimmy McNulty in David Simon’s critically acclaimed series “The Wire,” West has been leading a successful career as a stage, screen and film actor. His most recent roles include Noah Solloway in Hagai Levi and Sarah Treem’s “The Affair,” and he will next be seen as Jean Valjean...
West will be celebrated at Mipcom for his “outstanding contribution in TV series,” said Reed Midem, which organizes Mipcom, MipTV and Canneseries, in a statement.
Although Canneseries will have its second edition run once again alongside to MipTV in April, the festival will give its Excellence during Mipcom on Oct. 15, in presence of Cannes mayor David Lisnard, Reed Midem chief executive Paul Zilk and Canneseries managing director Benoît Louvet.
Since breaking out with his performance as detective Jimmy McNulty in David Simon’s critically acclaimed series “The Wire,” West has been leading a successful career as a stage, screen and film actor. His most recent roles include Noah Solloway in Hagai Levi and Sarah Treem’s “The Affair,” and he will next be seen as Jean Valjean...
- 10/11/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes — MipTV closed Thursday its quietest edition in years, wracked by French air and rail strikes, dreary weather and most important market change and larger competition from February’s BBC Showcase and May’s L.A. Screenings.
2018 MipTV attendance came in around 10,000, said Laurine Garaude, director of Reed Midem’s Television Division, which organizes the content trade fair. That compares to official estimates of 11,000 for 2016 and 10,500 for 2017. Some “hundreds” of participants were no-shows because of the strikes, addedJerome Delhaye, Reed Midem director of the entertainment division.
In a bigger picture, however, as broadcast networks restructure as content creator-owners, not passive broadcasters of acquired product, MipTV is having to reinvent itself, launching “major strategic developments,” said Garaude, Its traditional role as a sales market less required, it is becoming ever more a production forum.
The biggest structural development affecting MipTV has come from Cannes mayor David Lisnard, however: Drama series festival Canneseries,...
2018 MipTV attendance came in around 10,000, said Laurine Garaude, director of Reed Midem’s Television Division, which organizes the content trade fair. That compares to official estimates of 11,000 for 2016 and 10,500 for 2017. Some “hundreds” of participants were no-shows because of the strikes, addedJerome Delhaye, Reed Midem director of the entertainment division.
In a bigger picture, however, as broadcast networks restructure as content creator-owners, not passive broadcasters of acquired product, MipTV is having to reinvent itself, launching “major strategic developments,” said Garaude, Its traditional role as a sales market less required, it is becoming ever more a production forum.
The biggest structural development affecting MipTV has come from Cannes mayor David Lisnard, however: Drama series festival Canneseries,...
- 4/12/2018
- by John Hopewell and Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
As part of its inaugural television festival, Canneseries launches its first official competition April 7, in which 10 series from nine countries will compete for awards in five categories: best series, performance, special performance, screenplay and music.
“The idea is to show how high-quality TV series have become and introduce shows that aren’t necessarily selling outside of their home territory,” says Albin Lewi, artistic director for Canneseries. “Things are changing. We see that people accept content that is not in their own language. It’s a good moment to show the diversity of television.”
The jury will be headed by American author and screenwriter Harlan Coben, who will preside over a panel consisting of German actress Paula Beer, French director and screenwriter Audrey Fouché, Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, Chilean-Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and “The Wire” actor Michael Kenneth Williams.
From April 7 to 11, festival participants can screen series from Belgium,...
“The idea is to show how high-quality TV series have become and introduce shows that aren’t necessarily selling outside of their home territory,” says Albin Lewi, artistic director for Canneseries. “Things are changing. We see that people accept content that is not in their own language. It’s a good moment to show the diversity of television.”
The jury will be headed by American author and screenwriter Harlan Coben, who will preside over a panel consisting of German actress Paula Beer, French director and screenwriter Audrey Fouché, Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, Chilean-Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and “The Wire” actor Michael Kenneth Williams.
From April 7 to 11, festival participants can screen series from Belgium,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Carita Rizzo
- Variety Film + TV
Y Tu Mama Tambien director Gael García Bernal, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller Bridge, Dexter’s Michael C Hall and The Wire’s Michael Kenneth Williams are all set to walk the famous steps of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes this week. However, instead of the film festival’s famous red carpet, the group will be strolling down a pink carpet for the launch of TV festival Canneseries.
The event, which takes place alongside Mip TV from April 4 – 11, is the brainchild of Cannes mayor David Lisnard, who wanted to replicate the success of the city’s film festival with an event celebrating the small screen. It is run by former French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin and former TF1 executive Benoît Louvet, who is managing director.
Louvet tells Deadline: “Our aim has always been to introduce a world class international festival dedicated to series, made possible by the location, the city of Cannes,...
The event, which takes place alongside Mip TV from April 4 – 11, is the brainchild of Cannes mayor David Lisnard, who wanted to replicate the success of the city’s film festival with an event celebrating the small screen. It is run by former French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin and former TF1 executive Benoît Louvet, who is managing director.
Louvet tells Deadline: “Our aim has always been to introduce a world class international festival dedicated to series, made possible by the location, the city of Cannes,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The event launches in Cannes this April.
Canneseries, the international TV festival launching in Cannes this April (7-11), has revealed the ten series in its official competition selection.
Scroll down for full line-up
The titles include Killing Eve created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and starring Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw, and Aquí En La Terra, created by Gael García Bernal with Kyzza Terrazas and Jorge Dorantes.
The titles were selected by Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi.
The festival was founded by David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes and presided by former French culture minister Fleur Pellerin. It will run alongside Miptv.
Canneseries, the international TV festival launching in Cannes this April (7-11), has revealed the ten series in its official competition selection.
Scroll down for full line-up
The titles include Killing Eve created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and starring Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw, and Aquí En La Terra, created by Gael García Bernal with Kyzza Terrazas and Jorge Dorantes.
The titles were selected by Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi.
The festival was founded by David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes and presided by former French culture minister Fleur Pellerin. It will run alongside Miptv.
- 3/13/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The inaugural edition of the Cannes International Series Festival -- a brand new television festival to be held in the same locale as the illustrious Cannes Film Festival (though the two are unaffiliated) -- will take place in April, during roughly the same time as the Miptv market in the south of France.
Canneseries, as the event has been dubbed, was founded by Cannes mayor David Lisnard and will aim to highlight noted TV series from across the world. In addition to TV projects, Canneseries will also host a dedicated competition for digital series -- for which submissions are currently open.
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Canneseries, as the event has been dubbed, was founded by Cannes mayor David Lisnard and will aim to highlight noted TV series from across the world. In addition to TV projects, Canneseries will also host a dedicated competition for digital series -- for which submissions are currently open.
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- 1/10/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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