Live Cannes Film Festival Coverage Begins

Posted on May 18, 1998

Internet pioneer Mayra Langdon Riesman leads an 8-member team of reporters for reviews, gossip and Cannes news, much of it Webcast live from the 1998 "Film Scouts on the Riviera" website. This year, Film Scouts plans to deliver the Web's most comprehensive coverage of the films, gossip and inside scene of Cannes, which runs this year from May 13 to 24.

"Cannes offers the perfect venue for webcasting," says Riesman, Film Scouts' creator, producer, and director. "There's so much going on, traditional media can't begin to cover it all. The Web lets us provide coverage so complete and immediate, anyone anywhere in the world can feel they are part of the action, seeing the films and overhearing all the hot gossip. And because it is an interactive medium, the audience can really come to feel involved in this glamorous event. Last year we even had users "produce" their own Cannes film right on the Net."

At the center of Riesman's webcast will be professionally produced multimedia film clips that afford an intimate view of the celebrities and the scene surrounding them. Films Scouts serves these up with audio clips, still pictures, reviews, celebrity interviews, features, restaurant reviews, language instruction, and up-to-the-minute coverage of all the important movies, deals, and parties. For those with a need to participate, Film Scouts provides games, chats, quizzes, and other special features.