Thursday 24 June
Excuse me while I drop some names.
In the last 24 hours I’ve watched Jeff Goodby and Ben Stiller be interviewed live (rather awkwardly).
I slept in and missed Spike Jonze being interviewed live (rather well I hear). I saw Karen Corrigan and Greg Titeca, the founders of Happiness in Brussels, Alex Pastini from Sid Lee and Angelo Dias from Taproot India all talk about the future of independent agencies.
I lunched at the incredible La Colombe D’or restaurant surrounded by original paintings and etchings of Picasso, Matisse, Miro, Calder, Leger and Braque and saw Roger Moore sitting at the next table.
I shared Rosé and conversation with Andy Fackrell from 180 Amsterdam, Jeremy Craigen and Grant Parker from DDB London, David Nobay from Droga5, Toby Talbot from DDB Auckland, Danny Searle from BBDO Singapore, Michael Ritchie from Revolver, Paul Prince from The Sweet Shop, Corey Esse from Fallon Minneapolis, Rob Belgiovane from BWM, John McKie from 303 Sydney and Dylan Harrison from Saatchi and Saatchi Auckland among many others.
The point being, if you’re looking to meet people who inspire, impart wisdom and entertain in this industry, then nothing compares to Cannes.