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Oakland native’s film shown at Cannes

Oakland native’s film shown at Cannes
Oakland native Ella Pauline Franklin s film “The Castle” was shown May 18 at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

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Chevy Volt and Microsoft Kinect Join for Virtual Test Drive Advergame

Chevy Volt and Microsoft Kinect Join for Virtual Test Drive Advergame
Today in Cannes, Microsoft and Chevrolet announced a pretty spiffy campaign for its electric vehicle, the Volt . Users will be able to take a virtual test drive– something we beat them to in the real world a couple months back–in Kinect Joy Ride, Microsoft’s controller-free racing game. The advergame works with Microsoft’s forthcoming motion-control gaming hardware, the Kinect . The slight …

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Chevrolet First Advertiser to Tap Kinect for Xbox 360

Chevrolet First Advertiser to Tap Kinect for Xbox 360
Kinect enables gamers to use their entire bodies to play games without a controller, with the Xbox 360 console reading their gestures and then replicating them on screen

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Media Plan of the Year 2010

Media Plan of the Year 2010
Any marketer looking to move more product or increase market share in 2009 was in for a tough time. Read through this year’s group of Media Plan of the Year winners, and that fact emerges in virtually every single story.

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Malayalam director Shaji to make documentary on M.F. Husain

Malayalam director Shaji to make documentary on M.F. Husain
Veteran film director Shaji N. Karun is set to make a full length documentary on master painter M.F. Husain.

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18th Annual Phuket Flower Fair

18th Annual Phuket Flower Fair
annual Phuket Ornamental Plants & Flowers Fair will be held from July 9 to July 18 at Saphan Hin.Organized by the Phuket Provincial Agricultural Office, Phuket City Municipality and Phuket Provinc…

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Phuket to host ‘Global Ad Awards’, maybe

Phuket to host ‘Global Ad Awards’, maybe
in Febuary 2011, and he claims it will outdo, and eventually overtake, the 2010 Cannes Lions advertising fest. According to Advertising Age, Mr Ferrara is holding out the prospect of the new Phuket ev…

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And who is fairest of them all?

And who is fairest of them all?
Separated at Birth suggestions from the folks at Fifth and Mission: Marshall Kilduff poses Carly Fiorina and Celine Dion; Chuck Nevius suggests Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona and Aaron Peskin; and I nominate actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and Tim… Diego Maradona – Argentina – Charlotte Gainsbourg – Sport – Soccer

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New Staybridge Suites Times Square Hotel Offers Aspiring Performers a ‘Big Broadway Break’

New Staybridge Suites Times Square Hotel Offers Aspiring Performers a ‘Big Broadway Break’
With the new American Idol winner crowned, there’s still a chance for those seeking fame and fortune to have their name in lights. Â Staybridge Suites – Times Square – New York City is offering an aspiring performer a six-month hotel stay, giving them a home base in the heart of Times Square; a series of personalized Broadway Classroom workshops from Broadway.com to help them perfect their …

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