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Hanna Baudet, born in Grenoble in 1987, now lives and works in Cannes.
She became director of the Pôle d’art contemporain de la Mairie de Cannes in January 2021, where she is responsible for programming exhibitions at the La Malmaison art center, the Suquet des artistes and the Villa Domergue. The La Malmaison art center presents contemporary and modern artists, in conjunction with the Suquet des artistes, which offers more experimental exhibitions exploring research into contemporary painting.

Grégory Berben, a self-taught artist from Cannes, draws his inspiration from the street, newspapers and everyday objects. Since 2009, he has been developing a singular universe combining collage, painting and typography, on the borderline between pop art and spontaneous expression. His energetic, poetic works travel from Cannes to New York. Based in the Suquet district since 2015, he enjoys the support of the city. In 2023, he and John Mejia will launch Histoires de Vie, a series of intersecting portraits on resilience, to be exhibited in Grasse in summer 2025.

Laure Cayla will be heading up the Cité des Entreprises and the Cannes Bastide Rouge production studios as part of an innovation cluster dedicated to the audiovisual industry when it opens in Cannes in 2021. Drawing on her experience as an engineer, artist and director of public institutions, she and her team are contributing to the development of the cultural and creative industries. At the heart of this unique creative hub, which brings together 1,200 students and numerous professionals, entrepreneurs and projects are supported in their realization, with the provision of workspace, production and post-production studios.

With more than 20 expert partners, Laure and her team support the development of businesses by guiding them in their search for financing, mentoring entrepreneurs, etc. They run a program of around a hundred meetings, workshops and events a year, and forge links between entrepreneurs, students and teachers/researchers to encourage development and creativity.

David Hertzog Dessites was born in Cannes in 1973. He forged his cinephilia and discovered cinema, particularly during film festivals. In 1999, he left for the USA to film his first documentary, The Power of the Force, about the expectations of Star Wars fans at the release of Epissode I. He then went on to produce and direct making-of films such as Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra and Mulholland Drive. After several years on these types of productions, he met Michel Legrand at Cannes in 2017. A film followed, Il était une fois Michel Legrand, presented as a world premiere and official selection at the Cannes Festival 2024. Since then, the film has won over 5 awards, including Best Documentary at TAFFF in Los Angeles.

Nicolas Perrin, a frequent traveler for Club Med, has completed 5 round-the-world tours and has over 157,000 followers on Instagram, to whom he offers the chance to win trips.
Nicolas made his professional debut as a radio host with RMC in Monaco, working alongside Jean-Pierre Foucault and Julien Courbet. He then left the south of France to settle in Paris, where he gained a wealth of experience. He was a host for France Bleu at the Maison de la Radio for 15 years, before joining Cyril Hanouna’s “Touche Pas à Mon Poste” for 1 year, and ending his Parisian experience as director of partnerships for producer Arthur’s shows, notably “Vendredi tout est permis”. Now back on the Côte d’Azur, he has been at the microphone of Cannes Radio from 5pm to 8pm for the past year and a half.

Hà Tran is developing a business dedicated to promoting the Côte d’Azur’s artists and craftspeople.

She highlights their work and talent to a public sensitive to excellence, notably through collaborations with cultural spaces, quality hotels, galleries and various artistic events.

A very active member of the board of the République des Arts association, she contributes to the development of the association’s artistic projects, which bring together artists and craftspeople from the Cannes area.