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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Japanese Producers Call for Safety Investigation After Cannes Falling Palm Tree Accident
The Japanese production companies behind 'Brand New Landscape' are urging a 'swift investigation' after one of their producers was injured by a falling palm tree at the Cannes Film Festival. Produced by Siglo Co., Ltd. and LesPros Entertainment Co., Ltd., 'Brand New Landscape' is a selection at Cannes Directors' Fortnight this year. More from Variety Julia Ducournau's 'Titane' Follow-Up 'Alpha' Gets Thunderous 11.5-Minute Cannes Ovation After Premiere Sees Attendee Carried Out on Stretcher 'Alpha' Review: A Potentially Infected Tattoo Sparks a Tortured AIDS Allegory in Julia Ducournau's Rotten Follow-up to 'Titane' 'My Father's Shadow' Review: Nigeria's First Ever Cannes Selection Marks a Miraculous Gem of Autofiction 'The incident occurred around midday on Saturday, May 17, 2025 (local time), while the team was enroute to an official Directors' Fortnight event. While walking along the beachside promenade on Boulevard de la Croisette, a palm tree several meters tall suddenly fell. A LesPros Entertainment production producer escorting the cast was struck by the tree and sustained injuries in the unforeseen accident,' reads a statement shared with Variety by the production companies. 'The injured producer was immediately transported to a local hospital by emergency services. Medical examination confirmed fractures to the nose and parts of the body. Fortunately, the producer remained conscious and is currently in stable condition. Medical treatment and recovery will continue under professional supervision,' the statement adds. As of their statement, the companies confirmed they have 'not received an official report regarding the incident from the festival organizers or local authorities.' 'Given that the Cannes Film Festival remains ongoing, and the incident took place in a highly frequented area, we sincerely hope for a swift investigation into the cause and the implementation of preventative measures to ensure such accidents do not happen again in the future,' the statement says. Variety has reached out to the festival for comment. 'Brand New Landscape' is directed by rising filmmaker Yuiga Danzuka. The film follows two siblings grappling with their mother's absence and the return of their estranged father, a renowned architect, against the backdrop of Tokyo's ever-changing of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
The Guardian
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Call for safety review after producer injured by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival
The producers of a Japanese film which screened at the Cannes film festival have called for an investigation and safety review after one of their team was struck and badly injured by a falling palm tree on the famous Croisette boulevard. The incident occurred on Saturday as the team behind Brand New Landscape, which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight sidebar, were walking along Cannes' celebrated seafront road when a three-metre tree fell on to the pavement. Local authorities said a man in his 30s was injured. According to Variety, a statement from the film's production companies, Siglo Co Ltd and LesPros Entertainment Co Ltd, said the injured man was 'a LesPros Entertainment production producer escorting the cast' and that he 'was immediately transported to a local hospital by emergency services'. It added: 'Medical examination confirmed fractures to the nose and parts of the body. Fortunately, the producer remained conscious and is currently in stable condition.' Still a police presence with tape around the scene where a palm tree fell on a Cannes Film Festival attendee who is now reportedly hospitalized. #Cannes A festival attendee, Marthy Fink, said the tree was blown over by the wind. 'There was a terrible gust of wind and I heard a cry. It knocked a man to the ground, badly injuring him.' The producers said: 'Given that the Cannes film festival remains ongoing, and the incident took place in a highly frequented area, we sincerely hope for a swift investigation into the cause and the implementation of preventative measures to ensure such accidents do not happen again in the future.'
Yomiuri Shimbun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Japanese Agent Injured by Falling Palm Tree at Cannes Film Festival
REUTERS/Benoit Tessier View of a palm tree that fell, injuring a passerby on the Boulevard de la Croisette during the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 17, 2025. CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) – The agent for an actor in the Japanese film 'Brand New Landscape' was injured by a falling palm tree on Cannes Film Festival's crowded Croisette Boulevard on Saturday afternoon, according to local authorities and festival organisers. The man is still in hospital and will be examined by a specialist after damaging his vertebrate and his nose, said organisers of the Directors' Fortnight independent sidebar. They did not give the injured man's name nor his client's. The press team for the film starring Kodai Kurosaki that premiered on Friday has since cancelled their events. A man in his thirties was injured after a three-metre palm tree fell onto the sidewalk, according to local authorities. Police blocked off a portion of the beach-side promenade to allow authorities to remove the tree as soon as possible. Harrison Sheehan, a filmmaker from the U.S. state of Colorado, said that he saw people gathering around and filming something, and thought that it was a paparazzi situation. 'I just took like two steps further and there was a man on the ground with like blood all around his head,' he said. The festival on the French Riviera attracts between 35,000 and 40,000 attendees annually, not to mention the thousands of people who flock to the boulevard in hopes of catching a glimpse of the numerous celebrities.
The Mainichi
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
Japanese agent injured by falling tree at Cannes Film Festival: media
CANNES, France (Kyodo) -- The agent for an actor in the Japanese film "Brand New Landscape" has been injured by a falling palm tree at the crowded main street in Cannes where an international film festival is under way, according to Reuters. The man in his 30s damaged his vertebrate and nose when the 3-meter tree fell onto the sidewalk of Croisette Boulevard on Saturday afternoon, the news agency said, citing local authorities and festival organizers. "Brand New Landscape," directed by Yuiga Danzuka, is part of the lineup of Directors' Fortnight, an independent parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival. The festival runs through May 24. The exact cause of the accident, which occurred near the festival venue, is yet to be determined. But local media have said the tree could have been weakened by termites.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Falling Palm Tree Strikes Talent Agent at Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival took an unexpected turn on May 17 after high winds knocked down a palm tree on the Croisette promenade, seriously injuring a talent agent. According to Reuters, the man, whose name has not been released, is the agent for one of the actors in the Japanese film, Brand New Landscape. He is currently in the hospital and will be meeting with a specialist "after damaging his vertebrate and his nose," per festival organizers. An eyewitness explained to the Agence France-Presse what happened as the wind picked up in Cannes. "There was a terrible gust of wind and suddenly I heard screaming," they said. "I turned around and saw a palm tree that had been uprooted, a palm tree that was in poor condition…and it had knocked the person to the ground, who was seriously injured.' Colorado filmmaker, Harrison Sheehan, told Reuters that he saw a crowd gathering and thought it was paparazzi taking snapshots of a celebrity. "I just took like two steps further and there was a man on the ground with like blood all around his head," he explained. The accident has been zoned off by police so that local authorities can work on removing the tree while the festivities continue without interruption. Brand New Landscape premiered on May 16, but the movie's team has canceled the rest of their events, per the media outlet. Cannes Film Festival runs through Saturday, May 24.
