The weather in Cannes this year has been unpredictable at best.  "I've never had to use my umbrella so many times at the festival," a frequent Cannes attendee said esterday, as it drizzled all through the afternoon.  That didn't stop people from crowding around the red carpet to see people ascend for the 4:00 PM screening of Er Shi Si Cheng Ji (24 City), a film by Jia Zhangke. By yesterday evening, the skies had cleared, and today it's back to sun as usual h...

I run a comprehensive and personal internet guide for English-speaking residents and visitors to the French Riviera and Provence called AMB Cote d'Azur. This year we would like to cover the Cannes Film Festival on a daily basis with both video and articles for the website. I have already emailed the Pressonline people at festival-cannes.fr and await their response. I also have a fully paid up NUJ member to report for us. Can anyone tell me if there is a better way of contacting the CFF for accre...

Getting to Cannes  By planeAEROPORT INTERNATIONAL DE NICE COTE D'AZUR www.nice.aeroport.frTel. (from France) : 0820 423 333Tel. (from abroad) : +33 (0)4 93 21 30 30 By trainSNCF (a 5-hour high speed train journey from Paris) www.sncf.frTel. (from France) : 08 92 35 35 35Place de la Gare - 06400 Cannes Reservation and information : 36 35 (0,34€/min)  By CarBy Esterel Highway A8By bus Nice / CannesBus Rapides Cotes D'Azur / Lignes 2102 place Cornut-Gentille - 06400 CannesTel : +33 (0)4 93 85 ...