The advertising world is flocking to Cannes this weekend — here's the pick of the best 'insider' spots to party and do deals | ||
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This weekend, Adland descends on the south of France for the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a week-long event that brings together the industry's movers and shakers and hands out awards for creative excellence. The usual advertising celebrities, like WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell and Publicis boss Maurice Lévy, will be joined on the main stages by real celebrities: Kim Kardashian, Pharrell, and even Marilyn Manson. We asked a number of seasoned Cannes veterans to give their tips about what goes on away from the main stages, the sponsored parties, and the famous Carlton Hotel — where all the big players stay. They told us where the big deals really get done, where those who party hard hide away from their bosses, and where to get the best views of the French Riviera. Thomas Crampton, Social@Ogilvy global managing director: While the short, drunk, and dangerous stumble between the Carlton Terrace, and The Gutter Bar may have a reputation for being an insider’s zone, the real deals take place in more sober, stunning, and exclusive circumstances, such as yachts in the harbour or over lunch at Eden-Roc restaurant in Antibes. César Agost Carreňo, Ogilvy Mexico regional creative director and vice president of creative services: After 14 years of going to Cannes, let me tell you that the parties are just as important as the awards. Shots Magazine hosts the best party of the festival, which is always on the beach. Try to get an invitation. This year's entertainment comes from Pacha Ibiza's resident DJ Andy Baxter and international DJ and presenter Goldirocks. Damian Burns, global head of sales for Facebook's Atlas: I am very fond of La Colombe d'Or in St-Paul-de-Vence. It's a 30 minute drive from Cannes and offers a beautiful garden, great food and audible conversation away from the mad throng of La Croisette. Matisse, Miró and Picasso used to dine their regularly, and fittingly their paintings adorn the walls. A worthy benchmark for all of the creative types who dine there. See the rest of the story at Business Insider  | ||
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Tibetans pray for Dalai Lama at 80th birthday celebration | ||
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Dharamsala (India) (AFP) - The Dalai Lama marked his official 80th birthday on Sunday, with prayers and celebrations at his hometown in exile but little to show for decades of lobbying for greater Tibetan autonomy. The Nobel laureate will be in the United States when he turns 80 on July 6, but Sunday is his official birthday according to the Tibetan lunar calendar, and he celebrated with his fans and followers in Dharamsala. The Tibetan spiritual leader addressed fellow exiles and Indian dignitaries in the north Indian hill town where he has lived since fleeing Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. "It's a massive gathering here with 8,000 people and there are dignitaries from around the world who have come to be part of the day-long celebration," Tsering Wangchuk, spokesman for the government-in-exile, told AFP. "His holiness's speech concluded just a little while ago... and now he is eating lunch with the public," Wangchuk said, adding that he spoke of his teachings on universal responsibility and compassion. The event included traditional dancing and a special long life prayer for the Buddhist spiritual leader, who shows no sign of slowing down. Although he has officially given up his political role, the Dalai Lama maintains a hectic schedule of foreign travel and is due to visit Britain this month before travelling on to the United States. But his retirement from politics in 2011 was a reminder to exiled Tibetans that the man who remains the universally recognised face of the movement will not be around forever. "The two big questions are what will happen after he's gone and whether Tibetans inside and outside China will look to his replacement in the same way," said Jayadeva Ranade, president of the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy in New Delhi. Sunday's ceremony in Dharamsala -- home to thousands of Tibetan refugees -- is a time for celebration, but also for reflection on the Dalai Lama's push for greater autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule. The elderly monk's promotion of non-violence along with his ready laugh have made him a global peace icon and kept Tibet firmly in the global spotlight. He has been a unifying force for Tibetans inside and outside the mountainous region, but has little to show for his decades of lobbying for autonomy. Formal negotiations with Beijing broke down in 2010 after making no headway, and many exiled Tibetans remain deeply sceptical about renewing them.
- Questions over succession - Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to split Tibet from the rest of China and has called him a "wolf in sheep's clothing". In 2011 the Dalai Lama delegated his political responsibilities to a prime minister elected by Tibetan exiles in an attempt to lessen his own totemic status and secure the movement's future after his death. But he remains the most powerful rallying point for Tibetans, both in exile and in their homeland. Last year he told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that doctors had told him he could live to 100, adding, "in my dreams I will die at the age of 113 years." Nonetheless advancing years have raised questions over who will succeed him. The soul of a senior lama is believed to be reincarnated after death in the body of a child. Traditionally the search for a new Dalai Lama is conducted by high lamas -- senior monks who fan out across Tibet to look for the child who shows signs of being the reincarnation. China however has indicated it will have the final say over the appointment of a new Tibetan spiritual leader -- raising fears of two competing Dalai Lamas. This happened in 1995 when Beijing rejected the Dalai Lama's choice to be the next Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking Tibetan Buddhist, and instead picked its own. The 14th Dalai Lama has repeatedly said he may not be reincarnated -- to the apparent frustration of Beijing. "The Dalai Lama institution will cease one day," he told the BBC in December. "Much better that a centuries-old tradition cease at the time of a popular Dalai Lama."
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The advertising world is flocking to Cannes this weekend — here's the pick of the best 'insider' spots to party and do deals | ||
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This weekend, Adland descends on the south of France for the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a week-long event that brings together the industry's movers and shakers and hands out awards for creative excellence. The usual advertising celebrities, like WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell and Publicis boss Maurice Lévy, will be joined on the main stages by real celebrities: Kim Kardashian, Pharrell, and even Marilyn Manson. We asked a number of seasoned Cannes veterans to give their tips about what goes on away from the main stages, the sponsored parties, and the famous Carlton Hotel — where all the big players stay. They told us where the big deals really get done, where those who party hard hide away from their bosses, and where to get the best views of the French Riviera. Thomas Crampton, Social@Ogilvy global managing director: While the short, drunk, and dangerous stumble between the Carlton Terrace, and The Gutter Bar may have a reputation for being an insider’s zone, the real deals take place in more sober, stunning, and exclusive circumstances, such as yachts in the harbour or over lunch at Eden-Roc restaurant in Antibes. César Agost Carreňo, Ogilvy Mexico regional creative director and vice president of creative services: After 14 years of going to Cannes, let me tell you that the parties are just as important as the awards. Shots Magazine hosts the best party of the festival, which is always on the beach. Try to get an invitation. This year's entertainment comes from Pacha Ibiza's resident DJ Andy Baxter and international DJ and presenter Goldirocks. Damian Burns, global head of sales for Facebook's Atlas: I am very fond of La Colombe d'Or in St-Paul-de-Vence. It's a 30 minute drive from Cannes and offers a beautiful garden, great food and audible conversation away from the mad throng of La Croisette. Matisse, Miró and Picasso used to dine their regularly, and fittingly their paintings adorn the walls. A worthy benchmark for all of the creative types who dine there. See the rest of the story at Business Insider  | ||
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