The Cannes Diary: Day 2

Title: The Cannes Diary: Day 2

Date: 2007-05-18

Tanuj Garg, senior columnist and international movies professional at Studio 18, will give some quick daily pointers in the midst of his busy Cannes schedule, over the key festival dates…..only for India FM DAY 2

Day 2 was a tad better than Day 1 in terms of momentum and attendees but many still found the market cold. The market is expected to gain pace over the weekend with a large volume of buyers usually making quick trips at this time

The Indian Pavilion was officially inaugurated in the afternoon
The official Cannes opening party was held at The Majestic Beach
Television reporters from Indian news channels accompanied by their cameramen have been shooting stories from various spots around The Palais to capture the Cannes zeitgeist
Variety had a party at The Mint, which went on till the early hours of dawn
Interestingly, Bengali cinema appears to be turning towards Cannes as well. The producer of a low-budget Bengali film was walking around, trying to get a feel of the festival because she intends to take a stand in the Marche Du Cannes from 2008

A number of film commissions are wooing Indian film producers to shoot in their countries............. the result is that champagne lunches at various country booths in The Cannes Village are abounding