Canal+ Group and the Cannes Film Festival have renewed and reinforced their partnership for the next five years.
Under the new agreement, announced this February 11, Canal+ will be the exclusive broadcaster of the next opening and closing ceremonies of the Cannes Film Festival, which will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2017.
Canal+, the cinema channel, is proud to share the daily highlights of the Cannes Film Festival with its subscribers and with all cinema aficionados.
The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s largest and most glamorous cinema event. Every year the official selection brings together an incomparable list of celebrity actors and film makers. Cannes is also a wealth of parallel selections and the Film Market, which is a must-visit for cinema professionals from across the world.
The Group will provide exceptional coverage of this event with daily programs devoted to the latest news on La Croisette, cinema magazines, award-winning feature films, portraits of movie directors, reports on what’s happening behind the scenes, etc. All this coverage will be amplified by a significant digital presence thanks to the Canal+ and Dailymotion teams. Canal+ will mobilize its talents and cinema experts in 2016 to accompany and showcase the 69th edition of the Cannes Film Festival that will take place from May 11 to 22, chaired by George Miller.
Furthermore, the official channel TV FESTIVAL, coproduced by Canal+, Orange and the Cannes Film Festival, will provide live broadcasts, notably on Dailymotion, of the photocalls, press conferences, the climbing of the steps and interviews.
From the red carpet to the palace steps, from behind the scenes to the parties, Canal+ will broadcast all the festival’s best moments, which promise to be surprising, unprecedented, and always glamorous.
Canal+ and Vivendi Group are pleased to be a loyal partner the Cannes Film Festival and engage more than ever before in twelve days of immersion at the heart of this prestigious event.
