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Mike Figgis

Cannes 2006

Viewing film festivals as ‘highly suspect at the best of times,’ Mike Figgis constructed an elaborate ruse to survive Cannes 2006. In this gallery, filmed interview and essay, Figgis shared with SHOWstudio his resultant images, thoughts on the festival and the history of how photography has influenced his image career.

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  • Overview
  • Cannes Gallery
  • Interview: Mike Figgis
  • Cannes Diary: 26 May 2006

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  • Cannes Gallery
    View Mike Figgis' intimate portraits of Cannes luminaries - actors, directors, agents et al - taken at the 2006 festival.
  • Interview: Mike Figgis
    In an informal interview, photographer Mike Figgis answers questions on his life, career and practice with characteristic verve and candour
  • Cannes Diary: 26 May 2006
    Read Mike Figgis' personal testimony detailing his stint as a self-titled 'beach photographer' to divert him from Cannes festival business

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Viewing film festivals as ‘highly suspect at the best of times’ Mike Figgis constructed an elaborate rouse to survive Cannes 2006. Acting as a (rather famous) ‘beach portraitist’, he set up a make-shift studio in his hotel bedroom and a gallery at the back of his host nightclub and spent the week photographing and exhibiting prints of the various directors, actresses, producers and writers attending the festival. In this gallery, filmed interview and essay, Figgis shared with SHOWstudio his resultant images, his thoughts on the festival and the history of how photography has influenced his image career.

Credits / Contributors

  • Mike Figgis Mike Figgis
    Film Editor
  • Direction: Nick Knight
  • Photography and text: Mike Figgis
  • Interview: Penny Martin and Sharmin Nordien
  • Technical Assistance: Ross Phillips and Anna Gudbrandsdottir
  • Editorial Assistance: Hannah Lawton

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