Cannes Film Festival 2011

This year is the 64th year for the Festival de Cannes , the premiere film festival in the world. If you have never had the pleasure of visiting Cannes for any reason, the film festival is a good reason to go. The electricity surrounding the festival and the star power that it attracts dwarfs in comparison any of the other film festivals. This year will be my eleventh attendance at Cannes and already I am throbbing with anticipation.

Stay tuned here at June Bug for updates every day during the festival May 11 thru May 22, 2011.

Cannes Film Festival May 2005

I'm having a great time here. Been eating a lot and drinking a lot of French wine. The weather has been up and down. Had shower yesterday afternoon and Saturday afternoon. Everyone was on the beach everyday nonetheless. I visited the new Casino Sunday night and tried the Roulette wheel (no luck) so I guess I'll still have to go back to work when I return (ha ha). I never did find a converter for my electrical appliances. I have been trying to find one here but no luck. Dan Dennis and his wife got in yesterday from the Island of Capri, Italy. They spent a week there before coming here. We hung out last night for dinner.

I still haven't been to Cannes yet because the weather has been kind of damp there. We are going to go over tomorrow for the Opening Day ceremonies and the opening film The DaVinci Code.

My France Itinerary May 2005

I had good flight most of he way. It was bumpy for about an hour after we left Boston, but was smooth all they way into Paris. Making the connection in Paris was backed up because of security, so they held our plane to Nice for about an hour. Still got into Nice at 9 30 a.m. Saturday morning. The weather is warm and people are already on the beach. It's 11 a.m. in the morning here (5 a.m. where you are) and I am waiting for my apartment to be cleaned. Should be ready in a few minutes. I can't wait to get in bed.

I will be at
Residence Massena from May 13 through 21
You can email me there at my AOL address: bakonwheel@aol.com

May 21 -27 Sheraton Elysee Palace
59 Prominade des Anglais, BP 1291
06000 Nice
Cote d'Azur

May 27- June 1
Hotel Le Pera Opera
17, Rue de Caumartin
75009 Paris
France
Tel: 01 53 43 54 00

First Cannes Red Carpet Experience

May 2001 is my first time in Cannes for the film festival. I traveled here with my best friend Trudy and my neighbors in Nice, Dan and Mary Dennis. They brought their son Lance who is experiencing his first trip to the French Riviera. The Dennis' have traveled here before and were the first people I called when I found out about the flats for sale in Nice when I traveled here in March 2000 for my birthday. We purchased adjacent flats at Residence Massena and decided that it was the perfect location for visiting during the Cannes Film Festival and the Monte Carlo Grand Prix. Prior to our first trip in May 2001, Dan was in Los Angeles for a Board of Directors meeting for Bank of Commerce. He spoke with one of the other attendees for another bank about our upcoming trip to Nice and our hope to attend the Cannes Film Festival while there, but didn't have any credentials or knew anyone in the industry. The Gentleman he spoke with, responded, "well you do now" and introduced himself as a VP of Sony Films. Long story short he hooked Dan up with John Honore from Columbia Pictures France in Paris and John hooked us up with Sherani Mercier the Columbia representative in Cannes. We met Sherani at the Carlton who arranged for us to attend Sean Penn and Jack Nicholson's screening after-party for their movie 'The Pledge' that evening and also arranged for us to attend a screening and walk the red carpet the next day. The film that we saw was the Russian entry in competition. Thus my first foray onto the Cannes red carpet.

2001 Official Cannes Film Festival Program

Program Page for The Pledge

Partygoer's at the after party for Sean Penn's move The Pledge

Party after The Pledge red carpet screening

Ticket for Russian film Taurus red carpet screening at Grand Theater Luminere 

Program details of Russian Film "Taurus"

Drinks after the red carpet screening of Taurus

I must say for my first ever trip to the Cannes Film Festival, the most prestigious in the world, it was more than I ever expected to be able to break the barrier of the most sought after red carpet in the world. 

Looking forward to many more years of visiting the French Riviera and the Cannes Film Festival. Call me the luckiest girl in the world.