Within the corridors of the Barrière Le Majestic resort in Cannesthe press officers of the festival Canneseries hurry. Diaries in hand, there are lower than ten of them managing the planning of artist interviews, official photographs and press conferences to current the sequence. From 9 a.m. till dusk, they reply to requests from journalists and creative groups.
A job that may make you dream as a consequence of its proximity to stars however which requires having your toes on the bottom and resistance to emphasize (and lack of sleep). At 22, Lilou Tondut joined the groups this 12 months to finish her last 12 months of a grasp’s diploma in occasion communications. Between the group to seek out, the sleep to protect and the long run to tame, the younger girl confided in her job.
Lilou on the Croisette
Lilou’s arrival on the Croisette was a bit random. After acquiring her baccalaureate, the native ofAngouleme did not know what to do for a residing.
« I did not have too many concepts for my increased training… So I mentioned to myself, why not occasions? It is a pretty imprecise world and so I thought of occasion communication. »
Between her undergraduate and grasp’s research, she admits: “I did not essentially just like the programs, it was extra the internships that I discovered tremendous fascinating. » However the chosen sector could be very broad and the job of press officer will be achieved in varied buildings: in corporations, in native authorities or in an company. Briefly, there’s a selection. His style for connecting the media and artists will develop due to internships that are near his facilities of curiosity: cinema and music.
All college students learn about discovering an internship. A not simple interval the place each day life relies on sending CVs and canopy letters.
« I utilized in every single place and was accepted on the Alpe d’Huez Comedy Movie Pageant. It was so cool. I did my first internship there after which, Frédéric Cassoli and Clément Lemoine who additionally handle the Cannes audiovisual press additionally took me on an internship the identical 12 months on the Cannes Pageant. »
It is paradise for the scholar who begins her working life with two of the most well-liked occasions within the small world of cinema.
A life at 100 miles an hour
After returning via the Alpe d’Huez mountains, the brand new press officer continued with the Canneseries pageant final April. “I began engaged on the occasion at first of February, on the finish of this era I must write my dissertation and I’ll lastly graduate. » smiles Lilou Tondut who admits to taking a sure pleasure in engaged on the pageant prematurely and seeing the tasks finalized on web site. As for the long run, she admits to fascinated about it a little bit:
« I might like to see the distribution. Handle movie releases, which permits me to remain within the occasions enterprise. I get pleasure from staying within the workplace and getting ready for the occasion however I all the time stay up for attending to the occasion so I can set issues up. »
If the skilled profession of the younger employee is traditional, she has chosen to use for acknowledged festivals. However easy methods to discover your home on this golden world? Lilou admits to taking nice pleasure on this atmosphere as a press officer. “I really like assembly numerous folks, assembly completely different trades, it’s tremendous enriching. With this job I additionally realized to be extra socially comfy and extra organized,” says the sequence fanatic.
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Then again, she’s going to sleep later, after engaged on Canneseries, Lilou had two days off earlier than returning to the southern metropolis to start out organizing the Cannes Pageant. A quick-paced life that fits her completely, “for this occasion we’re all in the identical boat, so we assist one another. » concludes the one who will quickly graduate.
