Palais des Festivals, Cannes

The history of the Palais des Festivals and Congresses of Cannes is intimately linked to that of the Film Festival, which begins in 1946. To accommodate this major event, a first structure was built in 1949 on the boulevard La Croisette site the current JW Marriott. Faced with the growing success of the Festival and the emergence of business tourism including first editions of MIPTV in 1965, the City of Cannes decided to build in 1979 a new palace on the location of the Casino Municipal. The building, designed by the architects Bennett & Druet, was inaugurated in December 1982 and will grow in 1999 with the construction of the Espace Riviera, a new area of ​​10,000 m² and in 2006, the "Rotonde Lerins" a raising of the Rotunda Riviera 2600 m² with stunning views of the sea. In total, the Palais des Festivals now has 35,000 m² of exhibition space and multiple rooms. Constantly changing and at the forefront of new technologies, it is equipped with the latest in sound and light, a WiFi system and a video surveillance network for the security of goods and people.

The Palais des Festivals and Congresses has emerged over the years as one Main structures of major events of the most competitive on the stage International. The first of the Alpes-Maritimes with maximum capacity Home 41 600 35 000 m2 of exhibition area (46 000 m2 with structures) on a total floor area of ​​80,000 m2 spread over seven levels ... all facing one of the best views that can exist. The Palais des Festivals and Congresses is the largest of the Establishment Receiving Public Alpes Maritimes. At the turn of La Croisette and the Old Port, the Palace is the flagship Cannes' economy and beyond, as the fallout Riviera is perceptible to towns and neighboring department. The impact of events such as MIPIM, Cannes, MIPTV, TAX FREE ... is positive nationwide.