Cannes hosting festival of Russian Arts

Cannes remains one of southern France's most active towns for cultural activities. The 9th Festival festival of Russian Arts is currently being held, arranged by the Russian Culture Fund, the Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography and the city council of Cannes.

The festival programme to last until August 27 presents Boris Eifman's new ballet version of "Anna Karenina" to Tchaikovsky's music, and the traditional Day of Russian Cinema featuring "The Tuner", "The 9th Company", and "Dreaming of Space", as well as meetings with film directors Kira Muratova, Fyodor Bondarchuk and Alexei Uchitel.

The festival will be crowned with a musical concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dmitry Shostakovitch.

MIPCOM early bird deadline: Sept 7

If you're considering attending MIPCOM this year, don't forget to sign up in time for the Early Bird rate. September 7 is the last day you can benefit from savings of €300 on the walk-in rate. Just under 12,000 people from over 1,500 companies attended last year.

MIPCOM 2006 will again feature the Mobile TV Awards (deadline: Sept. 4) that "recognise outstanding achievement in mobile film and video content as well as honouring innovation in new Mobile TV formats".

This year will also for the first time feature a special section for cinema producers attending the event. For details of this and more, visit MIPCOM.com.

UPDATE: Young producers from Berlin might be interested in the following:

TV: Send in Cannes entries now: “How to Mip” makes it to round four
(Entry deadline: August 25th, 2006 for MIPCOM; October 9th – 13th, 2006; Cannes)
Now through August 25th, young television producers from Berlin-Brandenburg can enter Medienboard’s “How to Mip” contest. The submission of a brief outline of a proposed TV project and a short company description are enough to send young TV professionals to the international television trade fair MIPCOM (October 9th – 13th, 2006) in Cannes. Register with b.reuter@medienboard.de.

200 classic yachts to descend on Cannes

There are already a good number of sailing events in Cannes, but the upcoming Cannes Régates Royales in September will probably cap them all. It will feature 100 year-old yachts - some up to 50 meters long - in a spectacular regatta. The bay at Cannes is almost perfect for this, as it is wide and features a number of islands. It is, however, noted for its unpredictable wind changes.

The Régates Royales – Panerai Trophy - will be held from September 24th until October 1st. For more information, a spectator's guide and some tasty photos of the yachts, visit Régates Royales.