Cannes Film Festival Hit by Massive Power Outage With Foul Play Suspected, but Closing Ceremony to 'Proceed as Planned'

The city of Cannes was hit by a major power outage on Saturday morning, just hours before the film festival is set to award this year’s Palme d’Or. Despite the technical challenges, a festival rep tells Variety that the closing ceremony will “proceed as planned” after the Palais des Festivals “switched to an independent power […]