MIPCOM 2014: the stars, and some reasons to keep going

Our man in Cannes sampled the market and tells us what products caught his fancy.
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Image: from the cover of the underlying book for Book of Negroes.

The stars flew in, graced the red carpet, struck a pose, and even got soaked up – all in the hope that this will spark sales.

This year, their efforts were tainted by huge rainshowers that were on par with what they call a tropical storm. (I know what I’m talking about, I endured one in New York in 2011, an after-event of Hurricane Irene.) Storms are not unusual at the MIPs, but huge rainshowers of this magnitude are. Mother Nature and climate change made their presence known.

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László Kriston
About the Author
László is a film critic and journalist, originally from Budapest, who is very active on the international festival scene.