The Cannes Diaries: One Email, Eight Years Later

“Forget the Oscars, the real stars go to Cannes!” This was how I started my pitch to my Eyewitness News editor in 2007, trying to persuade her to send me to the South of France to cover the film festivals of film festivals. She had said no, that it was too expensive, yet I wasn’t deterred. I set about finding a sponsor to help cover the cost, and out of a dozen emails sent, I only got one reply back. But it turns out that was the only one I needed. One email, eight years later, I’m still one of the four thousand journalists that attend Cannes to cover the…