The Samain du cinema fantastique enters its third year of existence. The next edition will take place from October 26 - November 3, 2012 in Nice, French Riviera, France. We are very happy to reveal you our new poster and the first trailer about the 2012 edition. You will find attached our 2012 poster and a link to watch our first trailer for the film festival. We finalize our schedule. We will announce the complete line-up at the end of September. Do not hesit...

So you’re attending the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, but what else is interesting off the red carpet? While Cannes is mainly appraised for its highly esteemed film festival, there is much more to be discovered in this trendy and posh French town. As an attendee of the Festival, it is very likely you will take stroll along the famous Boulevard de la Croisette. This street stretches 2 kilometres along the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea, and is filled with many prestigious sh...

It reportedly costs 95 euros ($135) for a short film to be considered for Cannes (AFP/File, Anne-Christine Poujoulat) By Robert MacPherson (AFP) CANNES, France — Jordan Bayne came to Cannes looking for distribution for her dramatic short "The Sea is All I Know", if not to catch a movie or two. Soon she realised that, for an independent film-maker, the real value of turning up at the world's biggest film festival lies in the networking possibilities -- and...

The weather in Cannes this year has been unpredictable at best.  "I've never had to use my umbrella so many times at the festival," a frequent Cannes attendee said esterday, as it drizzled all through the afternoon.  That didn't stop people from crowding around the red carpet to see people ascend for the 4:00 PM screening of Er Shi Si Cheng Ji (24 City), a film by Jia Zhangke. By yesterday evening, the skies had cleared, and today it's back to sun as usual h...

It's that time of year again... After huge storms and surfable waves in the Mediterranean last week, the opening of the Cannes International Film Festival yesterday looked like it would be blessed with sun... until the skies opened on the red carpet premiere of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, out of competition. Today, however, the sunny blue skies of the Côte d'Azur seem to have returned; the beaches are beginning to be populated with beautiful people, and throngs are crow...

    By the looks of the storm-wrecked beaches days before, it would have seemed impossible for Cannes to transform into the miniature Hollywood it has become this week. Just days before the festival kicked off, the city was hit with Hawaii-sized waves and beach-ravaging winds. The coastline, speckled with restaurants and watersport rental agencies, was severely damaged. Entrepreneurs acted quickly to repair their destroyed properties, and for the first time there was a feeling of stress...

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I'm walking through a park full of people with backpacks and rock-climbing gear. Who are these people? I've been looking for someone for 2 years to climb with in Cambodia... BZZZZZ. 7am and it's time to wake up. This is the day I go to Cannes. I officially started working in film in 1999. I've attended the American Film Market since 2000. Cannes is the Big Daddy of festivals and markets. Now it's my turn. And I'm representing Cambodia; how cool is that! Uli walks me to the Metro stat...

I run a comprehensive and personal internet guide for English-speaking residents and visitors to the French Riviera and Provence called AMB Cote d'Azur. This year we would like to cover the Cannes Film Festival on a daily basis with both video and articles for the website. I have already emailed the Pressonline people at festival-cannes.fr and await their response. I also have a fully paid up NUJ member to report for us. Can anyone tell me if there is a better way of contacting the CFF for accre...

Glamour is the “exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness” but an alternate definition is the small city on the French Rivera that becomes a satellite of Hollywood annually for two weeks in May.            By legend and experiences of many who flock here, the Festival de Cannes is the most elegant film festival in the world. The tradition of lavish everything- film stars, cars, food, shops, nightlife and hotels, brings individuals from all walks of life here annually...

Getting to Cannes  By planeAEROPORT INTERNATIONAL DE NICE COTE D'AZUR www.nice.aeroport.frTel. (from France) : 0820 423 333Tel. (from abroad) : +33 (0)4 93 21 30 30 By trainSNCF (a 5-hour high speed train journey from Paris) www.sncf.frTel. (from France) : 08 92 35 35 35Place de la Gare - 06400 Cannes Reservation and information : 36 35 (0,34€/min)  By CarBy Esterel Highway A8By bus Nice / CannesBus Rapides Cotes D'Azur / Lignes 2102 place Cornut-Gentille - 06400 CannesTel : +33 (0)4 93 85 ...

The city of Cannes is alive and bursting with energy as people from all over the world anticipate the excitement that is the Cannes International Film Festival!  People of all ages, nationalities, and professions are here to experience the grand 60th annual event that pulls in celebrities and film makers of the highest calibur.  When walking around the small Provencal town, one can feel the celebratory ambiance.  Summer is in full bloom here on the Cote d'Azur (French Riviera), and the to...

M1NT gets taste of Cannes M1NT Festival House launches in Cannes  M1NT launches its hot new club, catering exclusively to the Hollywood elite at the 60th Cannes Film Festival.  Playing host to top DJ acts Felix B from Basement Jaxx and Ben Sowton’s Bar Grooves, M1NT Festival House will be the ultimate party venue this year.   M1NT Festival House, situated in 2 acres of sculpted gardens at the heart of the world’s biggest, busiest and most glamorous film festival, is running a full schedu...

Cannes 2004 marked the launch of Antipolis Studios: the Innovative Digital Image Cluster in the heart of Antipolis. 20 companies are already enjoying the facilities of this innovative Busines Resort bringing together image experts and excellence in film and Image.The launch took place May 19 at the Antipolis premises. Antipolis Studios marketing efforts included the full sponsoring of the Cannes Market Webcafé in the Palais, postering leaflets and advertising presence in Moving Pictures.Portray...