The "Cannes On Air" project is the City Council's initiative to promote the creation of a major audiovisual hub in Cannes

The Festival du Film, the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, MIPTV, MIPCOM, Midem and CANNESERIES bring together the most prestigious audiovisual experts in an exceptional location with state-of-the-art facilities.

In consequence, Cannes City Council is developing the audiovisual sector with one clear objective: To equip the city with everything required for creating audiovisual content, producing an economic asset and market opportunity.

This programme was approved on 22 October, 2020 by an editorial and scientific committee made up of 20 prominent figures in society, and experts in the fields of cinema, audiovisual and communication, including the directors from Arte, Canal+, Gaumont and the Académie des César.

This initiative is further complemented by other groups and communities from the creative sector:

• Institutional partners including the CNC and INA.

• Association partners include: The Association Française du Festival International du Film, the Association Française du Festival International des Séries, the Guilde Française des Scénaristes, the Commission du Film des Alpes-Maritimes, the Société des Réalisateurs, le Syndicat de la Critique, Cannes Cinéma, Acid, Entre 2 marches and Ciné Croisette.

• Training partners included: Université Côte d'Azur, ESRA Côte d'Azur, INA, ERACM, PNSD, University of California in Los Angeles, London Film School, LODZ Film School, MIDPOINT Institute, Berlin Film School, and Scuola Holden.

• Private partners include: Vivendi and Canal+, Banijay, and Novelty.

• Production companies: ADASTRA Films, Dramacorp, Beta Films and Tam Tam Fictions.

The Avant-garde and Creativity

Other "Cannes On Air" projects include:

• The forthcoming expansion of the Palais des Festivals et Des Congrès, including a new projection theatre on the rooftop (to be completed in time for the 2024 Festival)
• Creation of production and post-production studios through the so-called "Avant- garde" project
• Setting up large film studios in the west of the city

The Musée International du Cinéma et du Festival de Cannes

« Providing Cannes with its own true Guggenheim of Cinema. A major international graphics museum dedicated to the Seventh Art, on a cultural, artistic and educational level. Interactive, for the general public and for visitors to the region to enjoy, showcasing our film heritage while paving the way for the future of cinema. »

David Lisnard, Mayor of Cannes

Historical, cultural and geographical credentials

The French film capital Cannes has been hosting the world's largest film festival and number one cultural event for over 70 years. Today it is an international and vital hub for Audiovisual Arts.

An international hub for Audiovisual Arts and Creativity

Events with an international scope are hosted each year at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès: the Cannes International Film Festival, the Cannes Lions Festival (an international festival for the advertising industry), MIPCOM, MIPTV, CANNESERIES, MIDEM and the NRJ Music Awards.

A national project with an international scope

The Musée International du Cinéma et du Festival is part of a structured approach to developing the Côte d'Azur's creative economy, with the aim of transforming the region into the "Silicon Valley for Audiovisual" based around Cannes. Sophia Antipolis and naturally Victorine Studios in Nice, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019, are an integral part of the Côte d'Azur film ecosystem.

A clear ambition: A unique experience for visitors

The aim is to provide France with an edutainment and tourist venue offering an immersive and original environment allowing visitors to discover how a film is created, produced and broadcast. A permanent exhibition will offer the opportunity to explore the history of cinema through the prestigious collections of major institutions who present, restore and broadcast works from this film heritage.