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  Cannes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Population of the city (commune) of Cannes at the 1999 census was 67,304 inhabitants (69,700 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates).
Cannes is part of the Nice metropolitan area (aire urbaine) whose total population was 933,080 inhabitants at the 1999 census.
In the Middle Ages Cannes was a feudal depency of the Lérins monastery.
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 Cannes Film Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival international du film de Cannes or simply le Festival de Cannes) is the world's most prestigious film festival, first held from September 20, 1945 to October 5, 1946 in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.
Given massive media exposure, the non-public Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe.
The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival   (382 words)

  
 Cannes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is noted for its sandy beaches (in contrast to Nice), which interestingly are mainly public, particularly as one moves west to Cannes Bocca.
From the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, Cannes was a small agricultural and fishing village.
Cannes lies on the main rail line from Italy to Marseilles and is well served by the TGV, interregional, and regional trains.
www.florence.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cannes   (420 words)

  
 Cannes: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The riviera is the coast shared between france and italy, on the tyrrhenian sea, or the italian coast on the adriatic sea....
The cannes film festival is the worlds most prestigious film festival, first held from september 20 to october 5, 1946 in the resort town of cannes,...
The cimetière du grand jas (grand jas cemetery) is located at 205 avenue de grasse in cannes on the riviera in france....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cannes.htm   (1698 words)

  
 Cannes info : tourism information Festival events hotels restaurants, car rentals, real estate agencies
If life in Cannes is a festival, it is because nothing is left up to chance, everything is planned to the smallest detail to meet the expectations of everyone who visits there.
However, Cannes is also and perhaps more importantly the cultural cradle of this picturesque region where the past has been preserved.
Cannes is the byword for year round enjoyment, which can be found close at hand.
www.cannesinfo.com /Cannes_tourism/Presentation_of_Cannes/Cannes.asp   (685 words)

  
 Luxury Yacht Charter Mediterranean | Cannes, France
Cannes has a rich history, for a glimpse of what remains, a trip to the old town area of Le Suquet contains the remnants of the city wall, the 17th century church Notre Dame de l'Esperance, a little museum housed in the castle protects an 11th century watch tower.
Cannes is more than its film festival, a contrast reinforced by the sublime Îles de Lérins, a short boat ride offshore and one of the best reason for coming here.
Strolling on and off the main streets of Cannes – rue d'Antibes, rue Meynardier and the promenade de la Croisette – is like wading through a hundred current issues of Vogue.
www.interyachtcharter.com /france-cannes.htm   (386 words)

  
 Cannes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At the heart of Southern Europe, Cannes today is at an international crossroad where its excellent communication links place it just a few hours from a large number of European capitals.
Cannes has become the emblem of a dynamic region with its sights set on the 21st century.
The Cliff of Esterel, southwest of Cannes between La Napoule and St-Raphael, spectacularly fuses jagged red-clay mountains and sheltered coves.
www.venues-on-the-web.com /france/cannes/cannes.html   (425 words)

  
 Cannes travel: Maps, Beaches, Shopping, Markets, Parks and Playgrounds, Dining, History, France - Provence Beyond
Cannes is the "star" of the French Riviera, famous for the International Film Festival and the glitzy hotels, cars, beaches and visitors attracted here.
The city of Cannes is centered around the old port, with the central part quite compact.
Cannes is better suited for strolling the Croisette along the beaches than real hiking, although there are some possibilities not too far away.
www.beyond.fr /villages/cannes.html   (1630 words)

  
 Cannes hotels, discount, budget and luxury accommodation. France hotels in Cannes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Hotel Canberra is most favourably located in the center of the famous rue d’Antibes street, 100 m from the Croisette, and a short walk to the...
The hotel Cannes Riviera is in an excellent location, whether you are traveling for culture, pleasure or business.
Situated on the rue du 24 Aout in the very heart of Cannes, the hotel de l’Esterel is around the corner...
cannes.cybercityguides.com   (348 words)

  
 First For France - Cannes Guide
Cannes is the most glamourous of all the towns on the coast and is renowned worldwide for its annual Film Festival.
Culturally, Cannes is not as interesting as Nice or Antibes but makes up for this by the enormous amount of festivals and conventions that take place all year round.
There are also two public beaches in Cannes but they are small and crowded and it’s better to go to the Plages du Midi west of the old town towards La Napoule.
www.firstforfrance.com /L4_Town.asp?t=541   (869 words)

  
 Cannes - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Cannes
Formerly a small fishing village and seaport, in 1834 Cannes attracted the patronage of the English Lord Brougham and other distinguished visitors and soon grew into a popular winter and summer holiday resort on the French Riviera.
On the Mont Chevalier, beside the harbour, is a 16th-century church and a watchtower built originally in the 11th century by monks of the nearby Lérins islands, who were protectors of the city from the 4th century.
It was near Cannes that the marks and the punctured places ceased.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Cannes   (318 words)

  
 Cannes - A Festival Virgin's Guide (attending and travel advice for filmmakers and film industry professionals visiting ...
Cannes - A Festival Virgin's Guide is the leading guide for filmmakers and film industry professionals looking to attend the Cannes Film Festival.
Demystifying the event and providing practical advice for attending, the book and companion web site are about helping you make the most of your visit to the festival, and allowing you to come out with your wallet intact.
Locate or share accommodation in Cannes for the film festival and other major events throughout the year.
www.cannesguide.com   (293 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Film | Features | Cannes 2006
Cannes conceals a strange parallel universe, where demonic babies and boa constrictors prowl.
Cannes snaps up Mike Figgis's latest project, the red carpet where adults fear to tread, and Catalina Sandino Moreno on her festival so far.
A frenzy of unfamiliar films and familiar faces, Cannes is a bewildering spectacle, not least for those charged with covering it.
film.guardian.co.uk /cannes   (1070 words)

  
 FilmFestivals.com - Cannes 2000
This year's Cannes might very well have been the "Year of Iran," as it was this country's film industry that sashayed away from the red carpet with three official prizes.
Cannes comments from our contributors, and interview with a new director back for a second shot at Cannes.
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www.filmfestivals.com /cannes_2000   (529 words)

  
 Cannes ♦ Exclusive Cannes hotels - Cannes hotel reservation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jewel of the French Riviera, Cannes is certainly the most famous city of the French Riviera.
With five hotels in Cannes, Exclusive Hotels is proud to offer you a large choice of rooms to enjoy a week-end, a week or more.
In May, don’t miss the famous Cannes Film Festival when this charming city of the French Riviera becomes the world capital of the 7th art.
www.exclusivehotels-riviera.com /rubrique.php?id_rubrique=61&hotels=Cannes   (119 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: cannes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Blogging Sundance
Here at Cannes, Pedro Almodóvar has a sort of favorite-son status: A European filmmaker with a world-wide fan base, who makes unapologetically arty films that nonetheless deliver solid, pulpy entertainment loaded with sex and death and ideas and concepts.
Imagine that you are a 14-year-old girl, part of a wealthy and powerful family, and you're sent to a foreign land, to marry a man you've never met in the name of peace and power.
At Cannes supporting Bamako, a film on which he served as executive producer, Danny Glover is also taking the opportunity to talk up other projects in which he's involved, a couple of which will probably get a fair amount of attention in the US.
www.bloggingsundance.com /category/cannes   (3417 words)

  
 CNN.com - Lucas on Iraq war, 'Star Wars' - May 16, 2005
CANNES, France (CNN) -- "Star Wars" director George Lucas says that although he wrote the original film during the Vietnam War, his six-part saga could apply to the war in Iraq.
Cannes went out of its way to roll out the red carpet for "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," letting fans in costume meet and greet their screen idols before Sunday night's gala screening.
Cannes is using "Star Wars" as it tries to balance all its art films with high-wattage Hollywood.
www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/16/cannes.starwars   (613 words)

  
 indieWIRE > Cannes Film Festival
CANNES L'ATELIER '06 INTERVIEW: Goran Rusinovic: "The life of a man in exile requires a lot of strength and desire to adapt to a new land and it's culture."
Dumont's nearly 10-year Cannes trajectory from triumph to disappointment indicates that the burden of the auteur hangs over European directors as heavily as it does any digital savant hungry for Sundance.
In this year's 58th edition, her name is Anapola Mushkadiz, and her opening fellatio scene rivets viewers at the outset in Carlos Reygadas's "Battalla en Cielo" ("Battle in Heaven"), a stylized account of a kidnapping gone awry in Mexico City.
www.indiewire.com /cannes   (3768 words)

  
 -Guide touristique complet pour la ville de Cannes- France -
Mais Cannes est passée de la monoactivité touristique, à la diversification (Aérospatiale, Groupe Lucien Barrière,...etc).
Cannes fait partie du Comté de Provence et est rattachée a la France au 15e siècle.
Grâce à lui, Cannes est aujourd'hui la 2ème ville française de congrès après Paris.
www.cannes-france.com   (543 words)

  
 Cannes Film Festival news and movie reviews - The New York Times Cannes Film Festival Journal
If the Cannes festival came equipped with taglines, this year's could easily be "Out of the Past" (or "Return of the Repressed").
At the Cannes film festival, every fleeting conversation could be the difference between failed ambitions and a deal struck on a cocktail napkin.
There are moments at the Cannes Film Festival, between frivolity and high art, when a timely political film enters the arena.
www.nytimes.com /pages/movies/movieposts   (2402 words)

  
 Dardennes Win Palme d'Or, Haneke Awarded Directing Prize at 58th Festival de Cannes
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "L'Enfant" was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 58th Festival de Cannes, tonight in France.
"Cannes has been a great place for celebrating the diversity of people who are all from the same tribe -- it has been a very positive thing throughout my work somehow.
At the post ceremony press conference, a thrilled Arriaga recalled a trip to Cannes years ago as a tourist with his brother.
www.indiewire.com /onthescene/onthescene_050521cann.html   (741 words)

  
 Worldres Lodging: Discount Hotel Reservations Online - Hotels and Lodging Worldwide
Cannes is a town between the sea and the mountains.
Opposite the famous Cannes Bay and ideally located on the sea front, 15 min from the Croisette Av and the Palais des F more...
In the center of Cannes, the Quality Hotel is a high standard 3 star hotel.
pts.worldres.com /script/hotel_search.php?FE=9971&NI=2145   (387 words)

  
 Cannes - National Parks International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
After spending a few days in Cannes itself, it is a good idea to have a relaxing day on the islands.
On the larger of the two islands (St. Marguerite as I remember), there is a large fortress, where Louis XVI held the notorious Man in the Iron Mask.
I was lucky enough to be able to visit Cannes once again this year (2000) and I must say that the lazy Med lifestyle just overwhelms you in the lower end nearest Nice but matched with the busy streets in the commercial end it is a town of comparison.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/cannes   (273 words)

  
 Cannes Film Festival Winners
The Cannes International Film Festival, held annually in May on the French Riviera, attracts the glitterati for its parties as much as for its screenings.
Cannes winners often emerge as the year's most talked-about films.
CANNES, FRANCE -- Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, poses with his Grand Prize of the jury for his movie, "Uzak," at the photocall of the winners at the closing ceremony of the 56th Cannes Film Festival in
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 Cannes Film Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The press conference of Colossal Youth, presented in competition at this year's Festival de Cannes, unfurled in the presence of director Pedro Costa, the actors Alberto Barros "Lento", Antonio Semedo "Nhurro" and Ventura, and producers Philippe Avril and Francisco Villa-Lobos.
Other highlights of the Cannes Classics programming today: the presentation at 9:45 pm of Harvest: 3,000 Years by Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima, equally the director of Sanfoka (1993) and Adwa (1999).
This picture, considered a cult film in Africa, is both a realistic tale and a political parable, depicting the life of Ethiopian farmers oppressed by a landowner.
www.festival-cannes.fr /index.php?langue=6002   (4808 words)

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