Call for safety review after producer injured by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival

Festival attendee was hospitalised by a falling tree on the celebrated Croisette boulevardThe producers of a Japanese film which screened at the Cannes film festival have called for an investigation and safety review after one of their team was struck and badly injured by a falling palm tree on the famous Croisette boulevard.The incident occurred on Saturday as the team behind Brand New Landscape, which was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar, were walking along Cannes’ celebrated seafront road when a three-metre tree fell on to the pavement. Local authorities said a man in his 30s was injured. Continue reading...

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