Plans Set for MIPCOM Opening Party

CANNES, October 6:
Creativity is the theme for this year’s opening cocktail party at MIPCOM, and a
selection of participants will become directors for the evening, capturing all
the action in a set of films that will be shown on a screen behind the pool at
the Majestic hotel.

A select number of
participants will be chosen to become “directors” for the evening. Each will be
given their own cameraman and invited to film the party, which takes place from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on October 13. The films will be featured on the MIP BLOG and
will play on the big screen at the Majestic throughout the night. Submissions
for ideas are now being accepted.

The evening will also
feature performances, courtesy of SevenOne International, from renowned
mentalist Uri Geller and the escape artist David Merlini, who will attempt the
world underwater record at the cocktail. In the content distribution zone,
circus performers will be showcasing acrobatic theater.

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski