Cannes lions articles
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Ragan, PR Daily to bring comms to Cannes Lions this June
Ragan and PR Daily will hit the Riviera for the first time. An increasing number of communicators flock to the French Riviera each summer to participate in the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. For the first time, Ragan will have a presence at the event, hosting a communications leadership roundtable, executive interviews and meetings. Events […]
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Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King teaser trailer is indistinguishable from The Lion King
If no one was asking for a live-action Lion King remake, then really no one—maybe even negative people—were asking for a live-action Lion King remake prequel. Even burgeoning auteur Barry Jenkins sounded a little confused about how he ended up as director when introducing footage at CinemaCon, acknowledging that people might be wondering “‘what is the director of Moonlight doing talking to me about an eight-quadrant tentpole legacy IP massive film?’” He thought it “was very strange” at first...
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Cannes Festival Workers are going on strike
The Cannes Film Festival, the year’s most prestigious and most glamorous celebration of cinema, is set to kick off on May 14. But the event may face a serious setback, as over 200 French film festival workers (both Cannes employees and workers from other festivals across France) are calling for a strike, according to Deadline. These workers, whose employment is mostly through short-term contracts, are fighting primarily for better pay and unemployment insurance, as outlined by an open letter...