Riviera Life News   Live news and daily video from the Cannes Film Fest

The Cannes Film Festival is amongst the major media events in the world and certainly the most important in the movie biz. Just being selected for the Palme d'Or competition can establish a career overnight whilst in the background there is the market where deals to distribute movies globally and to raise finance for projects are made. Outside of the main competition there are many sidebar events including Un Certain Regard, that features 'original and different works. Check out all of the news and trailers constantly updated.

Riviera Life Movie      Wes Anderson's Cannes opener screens coastwide

The Riviera Life Movie Guide features trailers & reviews of the latest V.O. movies in our comprehensive guide to regional screenings; New this week: Two new movies - Director Wes Anderson's light hearted junior romance Moonrise Kingdom opened the Cannes Film Festival and screens along the coast. It stars Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton & Bill Murray. The British rock-fest romantic comedy You Instead is set in a real rock festival setting. This lightweight movie stars Luke Treadway and Natalia Tena as two rock stars who get handcuffed together.

Riviera Life Business     Louis Vuitton hires Grasse nose for 1st perfume

The latest Business News and Business video reports from the Cote d'Azur and Monaco. In the Business News: Louis Vuitton enters perfume business with Grasse nose and chateau; BNP Paribas is accused of selling a product promoting tax evasion to Monaco & Swiss clientele; Agreement signed between Compagnie Monégasque de Banque and Monaco’s New National Museum; $1 million frozen in Monaco on account of Volgatanker case, France strips Berezovsky of millions; Prince Andrew opens Monaco branch of Banque Havilland.

Riviera Life Yachting           Monaco celebrates the return of Planet Solar

Check out our Yachting section for the latest regional yachting news and significant global yachting stories. Planet Solar, the solar powered catamaran that has circumnavigated the world, returned to Monte Carlo 04 May 12, 18 months after it set out in September 2010. A weekend of celebrations have been organised centered around a ‘Solar Village’ on Port Hercules. In other yachting news: Edmiston have a superyacht berth in Cap d'Ail for sale at €5.9 million; Sailor killed in rough weather off Nice airport.

Riviera Life Property      Karl Lagerfeld make over for Metropole Monaco

Our real estate section has the latest news on Cote d'Azur property as reported locally and globally. Karl Lagerfeld to make over Monaco's Hotel Métropole. Knight Frank have consolidated their three year partnership with Mougins based Estate Net France, now trading as Estate Net Prestige; Bono witnessed €280m Savoy deal on yacht in Cannes; Jolie-Pitt complete construction of huge wedding reception hall in Brignoles; New BNP Paribas manager indicted in Apollonia affair; Vinci wins Cannes station redevelopment contract.

Riviera Life Books                 Passion, betrayal and murder in Le Rayol

RivieraLife.tv's new book section features news, reviews and interviews on the latest books about the Riviera and an online bookshop featuring new and older Riviera titles. From Mark Mills, a riveting tale of passion and murder set on the French Riviera in the 1930s. At the poor man’s end of the Riviera sits Le Rayol, a haven for artists, expatriates and refugees. Here, a world away from the rumblings of a continent heading towards war, Tom Nash has rebuilt his life after a turbulent career in the Secret Intelligence Service.

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