Cannes Film Festival Implements Strict Security Measures.

The city of Cannes has banned protests along the Croisette and its surroundings during the Cannes Film Festival to prevent civic unrest. The labor union CGT is still preparing a large demonstration on May 21 but it will take place along Boulevard Carnot, far away from the Croisette and from the festival’s headquarters. The ban has been put in place due to the massive protests over the French government’s unpopular pension reform raising the country’s retirement age since the beginning of March.