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Palais des Festivals

1, boulevard La Croisette, Cannes, France
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Ranked #13 of 28 attractions in Cannes
Type: Theaters
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rome
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

It's an average glass building on the Croisette. Nothing can be more anonymous than the way it is, even if I was there few weeks before the Festival fanfare.

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Doha, Qatar
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

It's just a building with red carpet, Mommy! - That's what my kids told me when we stopped by the Festival Building for photo opportunity. Apparently, the kids are not impressed and had to admit so are the parents. The building doesn't look fancy without the glitter of the film festival. But we could said - we have walked where... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

This is a "new" building which contrasts with the french athmosphere of the place and the region itself. In fqact, it is ugly and has no charm at all

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

If there is strange and ugly place in Cannes - it is Festival Palace - look like viallge ciniema house with forms of the buro building in the heart of the city. It is always busy around - youth makes some dances and gathering - so it makes the place a bit more lively, and of course tourists are always... More

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NY/NJ Metro area
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 10, 2013

was here for Midem 2013. Its a convention hall. Not much else to be said about it, decent as far as convention halls go. Food over priced, so dont buy food there, bring bottled water and all should be ok!

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2013

Venue handles crowds very well - efficient! thats pretty much all you can say about it. good facilities and seats are comfortable for sitting through presentations for hours.

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Gordes, France
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 27, 2012

a bit old but still glamorous. it is nice to sit across from the palais during the film festival, have a glass of campaign and check out which starlets enter the theater. you do get the fill that the palais is from a bygone area, but then who cars.... it is cannes and it is chic.

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Cologne, Germany
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 30, 2012

Although it was not festival time, we visited the place for some photo op. The weather wasn't too great, so ended up not enjoying the walk as much as we liked, but still were happy to have visited the place.

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Mertola, Portugal
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 17, 2012

however it's just a building, but we can't look it and don't remember the red carpet and all the moovie stars that every year walk there to enter the the Moovie Festival of Cannes

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Oslo, Norway
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 10, 2012

Well, you just have to get in line to get the photo of you on the famous red carpet to the Grand Auditorium. It is a must, whether you like it or not. Just do it!

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