In the ranking of cool things in life, being sent to Cannes during your internship is pretty high on the list. For some reason that still escapes me, I’m the lucky one. Between impostor syndrome, encrusted people, encounters and my freeloading daily life, I tell you every day about my life and my troubles on the most hyped cinema coast in France: the Cannes Film Festival. See also on KonbiniVu that I take myself for Léna Mahfouf with her August vlogs for almost a week now, I give myself “jokers” on certain days, i.e. special episodes that do not necessarily tell my day but rather a big hot topic of the festival. And this one has no shortage of dogs. The Palme DogCertainly the most iconic award at the Cannes Film Festival, even more prestigious than a Palme or a Camera d’or: the Palme Dog. Behind this biting pun hides a ceremony within the Cannes Film Festival itself, which each year crowns the best canine performance (real or animated) among the films in the selection and awards a prize in the form of a necklace.Launched in 2001 by British journalist Toby Rose, the competition attracts more and more curious people year after year and the list of big winners includes Doug from Là-haut, Black Poodle from Inglourious Basterds, Uggie from The Artist or Sayuri from Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Last year, it was the adorable poodle Britney who was rewarded for her role in War Pony, winner of the Golden Camera. And the least we can say is that this year is not no slouch in terms of candidates. Anatomy of a Fall, Dead Leaves, Sleep, The Old Oak, Vincent Must Die: all of these films selected this year feature a very talented doggie. To find out the results, meet this Friday at 1 p.m. for the award ceremony presented by columnist Yoann Latouche. Even dogs have their credentials In Cannes, without a badge, you don’t really exist. And, surprisingly enough, that would also apply to dogs. Since the beginning of the festival, the crazy rumor of an accredited dog has been circulating among festival-goers, especially with the presence of this hyper-stylish dog who, without really knowing why, found himself in a red dress in a photo with Pedro Almodóvar.Not insignificant detail of the photo: its owner, who looks like two drops of water to our idol Jennifer Coolidge, wears an accreditation bearing the image of the dog around her neck. So, I contacted the accreditation service to get this straightened out. Some dogs are, indeed, accredited at the festival. But not just any. “Dogs can be accredited if they are guide dogs for the blind, emotional support dogs or diabetes assistance dogs. The only condition: you need a doctor’s certificate confirming the need for the presence of the dog. The rumors were therefore true: if you come across a dog with an accreditation around its neck, everything is fine. Savanna, the star chihuahua could not turn away from this adorable and ingenuous little chihuahua brought every night of the festival to the front row of this fan zone by his mistress. Guess what: we found her, her name is Savanna and she’s an Instagram star. Personally, we are fans.
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