8 mins of straight8 talk
July 7, 2008
CF caught up with the man behind the Straight 8 competition, Ed Sayers who gives us an insight of the competition and how it begun and what lies in the future.
Ed is one of the true Fringe men in Cannes and his competition is growing every year. We love it and long may it go on for.
Well done Ed and everyone who participated in it.
Rushes dinner in Cannes
July 7, 2008
As always the Rushes dinner at the beautiful hilltop villa in Super Cannes was a great success. The event was what you could call a networking heaven, reps, agency folk, directors prod co peeps, and talent all over the place. The rushes Villa Dinners are now a real main stay of the Cannes Fringe Calendar, more more we say - and anyone who’s anyone should really try and get an invite to these intemate networking events. We hang out and enjoyed the food and drinks as well as the view. CF spoke to Steve Davies from the APA and to Miss Rushes herself, Joce Capper.
Scenes from the Gutter
June 28, 2008
No CF report is complete without some scenes from the one place where its all happening. The Gutter Bar is as always the place to find the last refuge after a busy day and where everyone happily pays 10 euros for a bottle of beer. Sometimes we hope that no-one remembers what happened but thanks to the Fringe team nobody is safe. We even found another lions winer. Well I guess the gutter is as good as any place to celebrate. Nice one..
Check it out and yes… Viva Africa ???
CF Exclusive at the Leo Burnett Party
June 27, 2008
Once again the Leo Burnett party was the hottest ticket in town. CF got exclusive access this year to show you what all the fuss was about. As always the place was rocking and Norman Jay was once again the MC. Check out the interview with the guy behind the photo booth rental company Usnaps.com. His booth was the main attraction at the party and all the pictures can be seen on www.wildfire2008.com.
Great fun and great idea. Thumbs up from the Fringe. And a big thank you to the guys form Leo Burnett for embracing the Fringe.
Keep it up.
Straight 8 Fireflies movie
June 26, 2008
Here is Ed’s own Fireflies straight8 movie.
No editing, straight out the can.
Its brilliant. Watch it and get involved. Support the Fireflies.
Click on the link on our site and give as much as you can.
CF at the Straight8 screening in Cannes
June 24, 2008
CF went down to the Straight8 screening. We spoke to some of the filmmakers about how to go about it and why this is a special competition. Everything is possible. Even a dead chicken can be the star !!!!
We also spoke to Grant Hill who is the Global Production Director of DDB Worldwide who talks about purity and core values.
Check it out and watch this space for an exclusive interview with Ed. The man behind the whole thing.
CF at the Werbeweischer Party
June 24, 2008
Cannes Fringe got exclusive access to the Werbeweischer Party again and spoke to the man himself Florian Weischer about Cannes 08 and the success of the German ad industry.
Speaking of German success we also happen to see the German football team do one over Ronaldo and his mates… 
Nice. Someone also tells us why the Germans are not only good a building cars and also have a sense of humor. Not so sure about that one.. Hell I am German but when it comes to funny ads you got to hand it to the British. But I take football anytime.
Check it out….
