It’s twilight on Cannes’ palm-studded promenade La Croisette and the air is electric. As throngs of tuxedo-clad movie execs stride toward the Palais des Festivals for the evening premiere, rows of black limos inch their way past the crowds behind the barricades.
But cut back to several hours earlier and behind the scenes of The Cannes Film Festival in France, thousands of people work all hours to get the celebrities picture perfect in time for their next close up.
We talk to some of these behind-the-scenes stars who built their businesses off the back of the glitz and glamour of the world’s biggest film festival. (Credit: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
Click on the arrow above for five portraits of top business people who made their careers at Cannes.