The opulent Hotel Carlton served as the qualifiers' home in Cannes, a city renowned for its international film festival. The itinerary featured customized activities, including the London Pacific Video Challenge. Teams were assigned a classic film title and told to create a video around it. Finished films edited by professionals premiered at the final night's gala.
The group also toured Monaco, Eze, and the medieval village of Mougins, which served as the setting for a village festival, complete with musicians, mimes, magicians, and fortune tellers.
On the final evening, qualifiers arrived at the Debussy Theater at the Palais du Festivale, the setting for the annual Cannes Film Festival, where they were greeted by paparazzi and screaming "fans." Each team's films were shown and awards were presented. A dinner in the Hotel Carlton's Grand Salon kept to the film festival theme.
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