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The hotels

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During the Festival of Cannes, even in the big hotels there are people who work for it. For example, in the Majestic Hotel or in the Carlton hotel, which are both offering the comfort of a big Palace, there is a sign of the "Marché du Film". Because on the two first stages the hotels rooms are used for people who works in the movie world. ...

"Un certain regard" N°3

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Today I have been again to the office of "Un certain regard" because there are a lot of different people who has different mission who work over there. So this day, I met Julia. She is a student like me, in the school called EFAP in Lille. Although she arrived just one week ago she got important responsabilities. She is the assistant of the director, Genevieve Pons Cailloux. She starts her day at 9:30 am to end it at 6:30 pm. But at the evening she can also give sits to people who have invitatio...

"Un certain regard" N°2

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This thuesday, i met Gabriel. He works for "Un certain regard" and more especially with Christopher Robba and Laurence Falleur. Laurence Falleur takes care of the Jury welfare. Gabriel said to me that she was as her "Mum". They can count on her for many things. Christopher Robba works at the coordination sector. He has to take care of the official cars. When important people come in Cannes for the Festival, he has to reserve a car to organize the ways between the aeroport, the hotel, and the r...

The accreditation

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Everybody that get in the Palais of the Festival of Cannes have one around their neck. A Badge! But how can they get one? You have to have a good reason to get one. For example, if you are a producer, if you work in the movie market or if you are an apprentice etc ... So this morning i have been to the accreditation space where they deliver badges. It opens at 9 am until 8 pm. People who come to get a badge have to fill a paper to give few information about their identity. The employee enters t...

"Un certain regard" N°1

Today, I met someone who works for "Un certain regard". For those who don’t know what it means it can be translated as "A Certain Glance". It is a section of the official Selection of the Festival of Cannes, accomodating each year a score of films. The Price a Certain Glance reward gives to the one of these films a help to the distribution to France. The person that i met is working during approximatively 12 hours a day. He has to take care of the invitations for movie projection. When ther...

The web café

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When you need to check your mail or get any information, you can go to the web café. It’s at the level 0 in the "Cannes Movie Market ...

My job!

I am working for MM2 edition. This society is in the movie market during all the festival. They publish books and blogs that talks about our future to more participated to the changes of our 21th century. This society publishes books that explain all thoses changes. During the festival, JD Lasica, the autor of a book untitle "Darknet", will come to give a conference. This book talks about the authors rights. My job was to find where all the medias are installed here in Cannes to give them pre...

Jobs in the festival

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My name is Pauline, and i am a student in a communication school called "EFAP". I came for the first time to the Palace of the "Festival de Cannes" on may 15th to meet all others students who will work during the Cannes Festival and to know more about what we will all be doing. That day i learned that i will work for "Le marché du Film". Probably you don't know what it is so i am going to try to explain what it is! In the Festival of Cannes there is two big parts. One part is the artistic wo...

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