Will the power failure in France's Alpes-Maritimes region have the Cannes closing ceremony? | Mint

CANNES EXPERIENCED A POWER OUTAGE ON SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO A CUT IN THE ALPES-MARITIMES REGION, AFFECTING SHOPS AND SCREENINGS STAFF members of the Palais Stephanie Beach Inform Customers FOLLING A MAJOR ELECTRICITY ODAGE, During the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France (Reuters) Cannes 2025: Despite the massive power outage that hit the cannes movie festival on Saturday morning, the closing ceremony – which is scheduled to take place today evening – will be held as planned. In a statement, the Cannes announced that the closing ceremony “will continue as planned”, and that it “switched to an alternative electricity source for electricity, which allows us (Cannes) to enable the events and performances planned in normal circumstances today, including the closing ceremony”. All events that occur in the Palais will also go as normal. Around 10:15 Saturday morning, Cannes was hit by the power failure due to the massive power failure in the French Alpes-Maritimes region. The entire city of Cannes did not have electricity, with lights in shops and restaurants that could only accept cash payments. Some performances suspended, although the Cannes closing ceremony “will continue as planned”, some performances have been affected. The performances that take place in the Cineum Theater outside the Palais are currently suspended and will be “resumed as soon as power has been restored,” says Cannes Film Festival statement. The press release also noted that “at this stage the cause of the interruption has not yet been identified.” Reuters said power cuts in France’s Alpes-Maritimes region France’s electricity transfer system operator to restore the power, Reuters reports. The Electricity Net operator RTE, on a social media post, confirmed that approximately 160,000 homes were affected by the eclipse. Cannes Film Festival to the star-studded Met Gala last month, the ongoing Cannes Film Festival known for presenting a wide variety of films-also offered several Indian stars on the red carpet. From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Alia Bhatt to Janhvi Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hyadri – Indian celebs blinded the red carpet with their outfits, compiled by, among others, Gaurav Gupta, Anamika Khanna. Cannes Film Festival Dress Code Except for the film industry icons’ brilliant look, performances of films during the prestigious ceremony, Cannes Film Festival also made headlines for his clothing. The festival banned nudity on the red carpet, and for 2025 it even said a ‘yes’ for flat shoes. While the Cannes Festival never officially declared that flat shoes were not allowed, a group of women made headlines in 2015 because they were allegedly denied access to a show for their ground height shoes, a CNN report mentions.