Cannes and surrounding areas in the south of France were hit by a power cut on Saturday which briefly paused morning screenings on the final day of the city’s annual film festival. Organisers said they had switched to an alternative electricity supply to ensure the closing ceremony would go ahead as planned.
The Cannes film festival drew to a close on Saturday, promising to overcome a major power cut in order to hand out its prizes at a VIP-studded ceremony later.
A wry Iranian film about political prisoners and a Ukrainian-directed drama about despotism are among the frontrunners after almost a fortnight of red carpets and politically charged statements.
The blackout affected the city of Cannes and surrounding towns, depriving 160,000 households of power supply, said French electricity transmission system operator RTE on its X account.
Cannes Film Festival hit by power outage on final day ahead of the closing awards ceremony, forcing organizers to switch to an alternative power supply as French authorities claim a malicious act of arson may have caused the power outage. pic.twitter.com/UgNo5sRPvE
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