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Celebrities, red carpets, luxury yachts and late, late nights: as one of the biggest events in the cinema calendar, the glamorous Cannes Film Festival is the place to be on the French Riviera every May.
But what do you do when your luggage also includes a stroller and your travel companion is a baby?
Aurelie Godet โ who works as a film festival programmer โ found that due to a lack of family-friendly services, she was being forced to choose between either the job or being a parent, and has launched a festival childcare service for the first time.
โWe have e-mails โฆ, saying this is game-changing and just a lot of gratitude, so itโs already working well,โ Godet said, adding that many women had complained previously about the problems they had had even just trying to get through the festivalโs tight security with strollers and babies in tow.
She said she hoped to be able to expand the scheme next year.
Godetโs son Orson โ named after director Orson Welles, of course โ is one of 60 children signed up to this yearโs scheme.
Cannes gave the project a location for free, just a stoneโs throw from the festival screening and red carpet venue, and crowd funding and sponsorship have helped keep prices low.
Godetโs association โParenting at Film Festivalsโ also helped get extra accreditation badges for kids and carers.
REUTERS
