Poetic Workshop
2025-05-30 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris) | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
Poetic workshop: revealing the poetic side of each individual and co-writing a harmonious future
Co-hosted by Maji Da Abdi, director and member of the FIFES International Jury, and Vincent Avanzi ,Chief Poetic Officer, poet and lecturer
Vincent Avanzi is a Chief Poetic Officer, poet, speaker, executive writer and founder of the collective Les Poétiseurs and La Plume Du Futur. A former manager atMicrosoft and a poetry enthusiast, he is the author of 10 books, including Trouver son Point Génial (Hachette) and La poésie sauvera le monde et nous sommes tous des poètes.His mission: to reveal the poetic side of everyone and co-write a harmonious future. He accompanies leaders, associations and organizations in re-enchanting their storytelling, elevating their leadership, awakening creative talents and committing to a sustainable future. He also delivers inspiring poetic speeches to introduce or close international events, and leads experiential conferences on re-enchanting the world through the magic of poetry.
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Short films from the Université Côte d'Azur
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
Admission free with reservation or €3.5
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As part of their ECUE Scénarisations Audiovisuelles course, Licence 3 students at Campus Carlon in Nice have produced five short documentary films this year, all of which explore the ecological issues surrounding waste management and pollution. Each film highlights the environmental impact of our consumption patterns, whether through vehicle recycling, waste management, marine pollution or ecosystem preservation. They call for a collective awakening to the need to change our habits, rethink our relationship with consumption and natural resources, and act responsibly to preserve our planet for future generations.

LE DERNIER VIRAGE
Running time: 11.48 minutes
The film examines the ecological impact of car recycling, revealing the challenges of the field and new mobilities, while underlining the urgency of responsible choices for the future.

THE GUARDIANS OF RECYCLING
Running time: 7.52 minutes
The film shows how waste reflects our lifestyles and values. It underlines the importance of sorting and recycling waste to preserve the environment, inviting us to rethink its place in society and to see each piece of waste as the start of a new cycle.

THE GUARDIANS OF THE DEEP
Running time: 10.00 minutes
This documentary film invites us to rediscover the importance of our seas and oceans. By coming face-to-face with marine pollution, the film bears witness to its impact and encourages reflection.

SAINTES MARGUERITE - ECOLOGY BETWEEN EARTH AND SEA
Running time: 8.39 minutes
This film explores the path of waste and the problems associated with the sharp increase in pollution on the island of Sainte-Marguerite in Cannes.

13 MILLIONS
Running time: 9.49 minutes
The film tackles maritime pollution and its ecological, social and economic impacts, highlighting human responsibility and the active role everyone can play to protect the environment and ensure a sustainable future.

Short films from the Université Côte d'Azur
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
As part of their ECUE Scénarisations Audiovisuelles course, students in the Licence 3 program at Campus Carlon in Nice have produced five short documentary films this year, all of which explore the ecological issues surrounding waste management and pollution. Each of these films highlights the environmental impacts of our consumption patterns, whether through vehicle recycling, waste management, marine pollution or ecosystem preservation.They call for a collective awareness of the need to change our habits, rethink our relationship with consumption and natural resources, and act responsibly to preserve our planet for future generations.
Sessions followed by discussion.
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The living defending itself
2025-05-30 20:00 - 21:30 | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
Vincent Verzat, France
90 min. – 2025 – Documentary – Sharing is fun
Vincent, who has been filming ecological mobilizations for 10 years and has gathered a community of 310,000 people on YouTube, went through a period of militant burnout before turning to naturalism and tracking. He seeks to reconnect with the living by linking himself to the fate of non-human animals, hoping to restore meaning and vigor to his commitment. Le VIVANT qui se défend! retraces his journey to find a balance between struggle and contemplation, underlining the importance of not forgetting the beauty that remains despite the destruction of the world. Through forest battles, the preservation of natural habitats and the protection of wildlife, this film is a personal and sensitive journey, linking ecological struggles and the challenges of species survival. It explores a way to live with dignity and face the challenges of the future.

A mirror of the cosmos
2025-05-31 10:30 - 12:00 | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
Isabelle Carbonell, United States
67 min
A Mirror of the Cosmos is a feature-length sci-fi documentary that explores how the Mar Menor lagoon, located in southeastern Spain and considered a utopian paradise, has come close to extinction and beyond. Opening with a conversation between the moon and the sea about environmental violence, the film examines the unlikely relationships between invasive blue crabs, nitrates and mining deposits in the Mar Menor, which intertwine deeply to tell the larger story of capitalism’s cumulative and extractive effects on the environment over time. The lagoon thus becomes a microcosm of the Anthropocene, or “Age of Man”. Ultimately, the film asks the question: what kind of futures are possible, and can we adapt?

Documerica
2025-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
Pierre-François DIDEK, France
67 min. – 2023 – Documentary – Les Films en Vrac
In the autumn of their lives, a group of photographers return to the Documerica Project, a gigantic photographic survey of the American environment commissioned by the government in the early 70s, at the height of ecological awareness. Embodying the moment of truth of a country that had reached the end of its American Dream, Documerica’s images bear witness to a failed rendezvous with history. Beyond that, they speak to the world we live in today.

Closing Ceremony
2025-05-31 16:30 - 23:30 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
The closing ceremony, presented by Sébastien Fouilladewill take place from 4:30 pm place de la Castre.

16h30 : Creators’ market and pancake snack
17h00 Children’s workshop around Jérémy Besset’s fresco
18h30 Musical performance by Miarana Rakotoarimanana
19h Closing ceremony with awards ceremony: Graine d’Or, Prix Coup de Coeur du Jury, Prix Spécial du Jury, Prix de l’Engagement, Prix du Public and Prix du Comité de Sélection. The prizes are awarded to major artists in ceramics, engraving, sculpture and painting.
19h30 Group salsa dance class with Jonn Stiven
21h00 Concert by Pambélé!
23h00 : Musical ambiance with DJ Agent d’Ambiance

Marché des Créateur.ice.s
2025-05-31 16:30 - 2025-06-01 00:00 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
The Marché des Créateurs is a meeting place for craftspeople, artists and spectators. It’s an opportunity to discover techniques, discuss practices and sell unique objects.The Marché des Créatifs will take place on Place de la Castre on two dates: Wednesday, May 28 and Saturday, May 31 from 4:30 pm to midnight.

The mural with Jérémy Besset
2025-05-31 17:00 - 18:00 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
Jérémy Besset
Instagram : @j_besset
Jérémy Besset is a painter born in Cannes in 1984 and now based in Mougins. His art combines more than twenty years of experience in graffiti, patinas and calligraphy.
In 2015, the artist abandoned the use of aerosol cans to work with brushes, preferring acrylic paint or paint based on natural pigments, more in line with his values of humanism and ecology. Her work evokes a colorful energy with positive, universal messages. Jérémy takes part in international art fairs, exhibits in various galleries and collaborates with major brands.
For the closing evening, Jérémy Besset will offer the Fifes a chalk fresco on the floor of the Place de la Castre.

Children’s workshop – Marine life

Around Jérémy’s fresco on the Place de la Castre, children will be free to draw with chalk. They’ll be offered models of marine animals, and become the creators of a collective, ephemeral work of art depicting the beauty of the marine world. And grown-ups are welcome to join in!

Concert - Miarana Rakotoarimanana
2025-05-31 18:30 - 19:30 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
Mirana, a self-taught artist from Madagascar, has made a name for herself in the music world with her unique voice, embracing a variety of styles such as pop, R&B, soul, as well as international and French variety. She has also included Malagasy songs in her repertoire, testifying to her attachment to her roots. With no formal singing training, Mirana has performed at a variety of events, from weddings to cultural events, and marked her career with a high-profile appearance on a television show in Madagascar. Her passion for music, enriched by five years’ experience in a choir, continues to reach a diverse audience, proving that pure talent can transcend the barriers of formal education.

Miarana’s Instagram: @miarana_singing

Group Salsa class by Jonn Stiven
2025-05-31 19:45 - 20:45 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
“Holà everyone, let me introduce myself, my name is Jonn, I’m a Bachata dancer and teacher and Salsa Caleña dancer. I teach Bachata in a variety of formats, including a school format at Club Metropolitan, CAP3000, or a pre-party format at Cocoloco in Cannes and Yuko in Antibes.”
John will come at 19h45 for a group dance class on Place de la Castre!
John’s Instagram: @jonn_bailador

Pambelé concert
2025-05-31 21:00 - 23:00 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
In their first show, Pambelé blend Afro-Colombian influences with the acid, piercing sounds of the sixties psychedelic movement. This cross-fertilization is a powerful expression of the band’s transatlantic and definitively Caribbean cultural universality.
In this ensemble, traditional percussion from the north coast of Colombia intertwines and mingles with the joyful cadence of the voices, where the chiselling words of the guitars, accompanied by the voluptuousness of wild organs, draw us into a torrid, exuberant atmosphere. Pambelé is a bewitching trance, a condensed composite of raw material. A boundless playground where the culture of trance, improvisation and dance is the very essence of its strength.
Instagram of Pambélé! : @ pambelemusic
Photograph of Pambélé ! ©Éric Meurice

DJ Agent d'Ambiance
2025-05-31 23:00 - 2025-06-01 00:30 | Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes, 06400
Born into an environment where music was omnipresent, DJ Agent d’Ambiance developed a deep passion for rhythms and melodies from an early age. His childhood, cradled in a diversity of musical genres, laid the foundations for what was to become not just a career, but a true vocation. What drives DJ Agent d’Ambiance on a daily basis is his passion for dance and his ability to transmit this energy to the audience. A specialist in creating the right atmosphere, she excels in the art of getting people up and dancing, seamlessly linking timeless hits with the latest trends.
Her trademark? An eclectic playlist that crosses all musical styles, from timeless classics to the latest trends, ensuring that every evening is an unforgettable experience.

Cannes Plogging
2025-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
Take part in the official launch of the Cannes Plogging operation.
From the Swedish verb “plocka upp”, “to pick up”, and the word “jogging”, plogging combines running and litter-picking.
Departure from the Allées de la Liberté in Cannes at 10.20 am.
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Initiatives Village
2025-06-01 10:00 - 19:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
For this 5th edition, we’ll be taking over an ideal meeting place: Les Allées de la Liberté, a stone’s throw from Les Arcades and L’Olympia cinemas.
Associations, NGOs, companies and local authorities will be present to raise public awareness and present their actions.
A special area will be set aside for three round-table discussions, focusing on local issues.
The event will also feature a wide range of activities, including water frescoes, an ocean fresco, an ocean walk, Cannes Plogging for waste collection, cooperative games for children, and scientific and artistic activities for families.
The village will be a veritable meeting place for associations, local professionals and the general public.

10h00 Opening and introductory remarks
10h10 Opening of the Initiatives Village by Maxime Giordano and Sundari Veneroni
10h20 Official launch of the Cannes Plogging operation
11h00 Round-table 1 “Participatory Conference The Ocean Fresco
14h00 Round-table 2Ecological and social innovations in the region Maralpin: Water in all its states, from rivers to oceans“
16h00 Round-table 3Words from associations in the Maralpin region“
18h00 Closing remarks and closing of the Initiatives Village
19h00 UFEM philharmonic concert

Ground Alliance
2025-06-01 10:30 - 12:00 | Olympia Cinema, 5 rue d'Antibes, Cannes, 06400
Isabelle Haelvoet
90 min – France – 2024
The local struggle against the planned A69 freeway linking Castres to Toulouse has been going on for many years. Since 2021, it has taken on a new dimension, not only because of the first concrete signs of its construction (bitumen plants, felling of trees, start of work…) but above all because of the multiplication of collectives opposing this aberrant freeway project which is determined to fracture the territory.
Price: €3.5 direct at the Olympia
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Participatory Conference: The Ocean Fresco
2025-06-01 11:00 - 12:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
Masterclass La Fresque Océane With Virginie Perrot

The Masterclass “La Fresque Océane” is a participatory conference designed to help you better understand the systemic issues involved in preserving the Ocean. You’ll discoverthe contributions of the Ocean and its marine biodiversity, but you’ll also delve into the impacts of human activities such as fishing, maritime industries, climate and pollution. The conference will also look at a range of solutions for better individual and collective action!You can test your knowledge live thanks to a quiz integrated into the conference (via the KAHOOT! tool).La Fresque Océane is an association under the French law of 1901, created in 2021, which has already reached nearly 30,000 participants thanks to its workshop and its variations, and which relies onseveral hundred animators throughout France and in several foreign countries.

Anais, 2 chapters
2025-06-01 12:30 - 14:30 | Olympia Cinema, 5 rue d'Antibes, Cannes, 06400
Marion Gervais, French 104 min. - 2023 - Squawk - Twenty-Fifth Hour

Anaïs, 24, is setting up as a farmer in Brittany. Nothing could stop her. Neither the administration, nor misogynistic teachers, nor a broken-down tractor, nor the vagaries of the weather... 10 years later, Anaïs is now married to a young Senegalese man, Seydou. With the harsh law of borders complicating everything, they're going to have to roll up their sleeves...together.

Conference: Water in all its states, from rivers to oceans
2025-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
Ecological and social innovations in the Marais region:
Water in all its states, from rivers to oceans.
With Mirjam Neu from La route des Canaux, Carolle Borelli: Le canal de Villars sur Var, Aurélien Behague director of SICASIL CACPL and Hélène LABACH from the Miraceti association, knowledge and conservation of cetaceans.
Meeting with those involved in water management and protection in the Maralpin region: from rivers to oceans.
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Round table 3
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
Words from Maralpin associations
With Terre de Lien 06, Oxfam Nice and Alternatiba 06
This round table will be an opportunity for the actors present in the village to present their ecological and social initiatives.
Terre de Lien is a citizens’ movement whose aim is to recreate a bond of solidarity between society and its farmers, and to promote environmentally-friendly agriculture.
The local Nice group of Oxfam France is a member of the Oxfam confederation, which fights poverty and inequality.
Through its actions,
Alternatiba 06 raises public awareness of the urgent need to combat global warming, while keeping in mind the need for social justice.

Round table discussion Words from Maralpin associations
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
With Terre de Lien 06, Oxfam Nice and Alternatiba 06
This round table will be an opportunity for the actors present in the village to present their ecological and social initiatives.
Terre de Lien is a citizens’ movement whose aim is to recreate a bond of solidarity between society and its farmers, and to promote environmentally-friendly agriculture.
The local Nice group of Oxfam France is a member of the Oxfam confederation, which fights poverty and inequality.
Through its actions,
Alternatiba 06 raises public awareness of the urgent need to combat global warming, while keeping in mind the need for social justice.
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Oceania
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:30 | Olympia Cinema, 5 rue d'Antibes, Cannes, 06400
Natalie Zimmerman, Kiribati
75 min. – 2024 – Documentary – Alchemy Dream – Bellemoon
OCEANIA: Journey to the Heart begins on a coral atoll – predicted to become uninhabitable by 2030 due to rising sea levels and temperatures caused by climate change. We are invited to follow the journey of a mother and her adult son as they strive to preserve their culture, freedom and independence after decades of colonial encounters.
Price: €7 direct from Olympia

La Marche Océanne
2025-06-01 16:00 - 19:30 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
Hosted by Virginie Perrot of the association La Fresque Océane
The Marche Océane is a guided walk in the open air, to discover the underwater world, marvel at its biodiversity and wonder about our place in the web of life.
It’s a 5.5 km walk where every meter covered represents 2 m of depth ascended. You’ll start in the Mariana Trench at a depth of 11 km to discover the abysses or hydrothermal springs, and work your way up to the hunting grounds of sperm whales, or share the excitement of life in the heart of coral reefs.At each stop, you’ll encounter mysterious, little-known aquatic landscapes, with their own universe and stories…The Ocean Walk is a collective and individual experience of connection and exploration of the sea and ocean.
Virginie will also host the first Round Table of the Village des Initiatives.
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Concert by the Union des Fanfares et Ensembles musicaux (UFEM)
2025-06-01 19:00 - 20:00 | The Allées de la Liberté, The alleys of freedom, Cannes, 06400
UFEM (Union des Fanfares et Ensembles Musicaux), founded in 1906 under the name UFF, is a national musical confederation that brings together amateur musical groups (batterie-fanfares, harmonies-fanfares and harmonies) across France. Its aim is to promote the music of amateur orchestras and offer training courses for orchestra conductors.
As part of this dynamic, UFEM PACA has created the“Bandes Originales” orchestra, a philharmonic ensemble made up of amateur musicians from all horizons. Their joint project is to present a concert of film music at FIFES. This repertoire of film music, present in amateur harmony orchestras, encourages intergenerational exchanges, enabling young musicians to discover cinematographic works from the last century, while experienced musicians discover more recent cinematographic references.
Through the “Bandes Originales” project, UFEM PACA aims to promote the cultural and social dynamism of volunteer music associations.

Plastic Fantastic + debate
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:30 | Cinéma Le Bego Tende, Tende, 06430, France
Isa Willinger, Germany103 min. - 2023 - Documentary - Rise And Shine World Sales
Plastics are everywhere. Not only do they invade our rivers and oceans, they also permeate the air, soil and even our bodies. As the crisis deepens and recycling remains largely ineffective, the plastics industry continues to increase production. Does the industry really want to continue as it always has? PLASTIC FANTASTIC follows several protagonists: on the one hand, representatives of the plastics industry, and on the other, scientists and activists, to discover where the plastics crisis is taking us.
Price: €5 - followed by discussion

Anaïs, 2 chapters + debate
2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:30 | Cinéma Le Bego Tende, Tende, 06430, France
Marion Gervais, French
104 min. - 2023 - Squawk - Twenty-Fifth Hour
Anaïs, 24, is setting up as a farmer in Brittany. Nothing could stop her. Neither the administration, nor misogynistic teachers, nor a broken-down tractor, nor the vagaries of the weather... 10 years later, Anaïs is now married to a young Senegalese man, Seydou. With the harsh law of borders complicating everything, they're going to have to roll up their sleeves...together.
Price: €5 - followed by discussion

Children and trees + debate
2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Cinéma Le Bego Tende, Tende, 06430, France
Natalie Pfister, Switzerland
89 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Solothurner Filmtage
The film plunges us into a school in the middle of the forest, where, over the course of a year, we observe the children who play and learn there. Thirty children, from kindergarten to CE1, spend every day here, whatever the weather - sun, rain or snow. They explore the forest on their own, discover nature's cycles and seek their place in the community. In this environment, they develop their sense of responsibility, courage, imagination and creativity, while interacting spontaneously and empathetically with their peers and other beings in the world.
Price: €5 - followed by discussion

I am the River the River is me + debate
2026-03-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Cinéma Le Bego Tende, Tende, 06430, France
Petr Lom, New Zealand
88 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Ten Thousand Images
For the Māori, the Whanganui is a living being - their ancestor. This belief was institutionalized by New Zealand law in 2017. Granting the river the status of a legal person is both a means of environmental protection and a legal validation of the Māori worldview.
This film is an invitation to experiment with these values: to see our relationship with the world around us - and above all with the natural world - as an intergenerational responsibility of care and custody, rather than simply one of ownership, use or extraction.
Produced over a period of three years, in close collaboration with the Māori of Whanganui, this film is a positive and urgent call to action for the rights of nature.
Price: €5 - followed by discussion

Film and photography workshop with Yanqiu Fei
2026-04-01 17:00 | Espace Miramar, Rue Pasteur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, 06400, France
Tania Anaya
Animation - 84 min - Brazil - 2025
VO in Portuguese, subtitled in French
The film tells the story of Curt Unckel, a social scientist who lived with indigenous peoples for 40 years. Curt was baptized in 1906 by the Guaranis as Nimuendajú, and has dedicated his life to studying and understanding different cultures. He witnessed the persecution and expulsion of indigenous peoples from their lands.

Mariposas Negras + debate
2026-04-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Cinéma Le Bego Tende, Tende, 06430, France
David Baute, Spanish
83 min. - 2023 - Animation
Tanit, Valeria and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world, all facing the same problem: climate change. They will lose everything due to the effects of global warming, and will be forced to emigrate in order to survive.
Price: €5 - followed by discussion
