The finest address in Cannes during the festival is not on the Croisette — it lies just across from it, on the water.
By the day or by the week, alongside or at anchor, for a dinner of twenty or a reception of a hundred and fifty: this is how we compose your yacht for the festival.
A single day on board, at anchor facing the Croisette: breakfast overlooking the bay, the chef's lunch on deck, a swim off the Lérins Islands, and a return at sunset as the Palais lights up. The day charter is the most flexible way to experience the festival from the sea — from a fast open yacht to a motor yacht of 40 metres and beyond. The quotation depends on the yacht's size, age and programme. Tender and crew are included as per the charter agreement.
A berth at the Vieux Port or Port Canto turns the yacht into a headquarters: a few minutes' walk from the Palais, you entertain, work and retreat in an entirely private setting at the heart of the festival. These berths are among the most sought-after in Europe during the fortnight and are reserved months ahead — securing them is precisely our trade. The week is quoted on request, according to the yacht's size and the berth's position, berth fees in addition.
From 20 to 150 guests depending on the yacht: a sunset cocktail on the upper deck, a seated dinner composed by an on-board chef, a film or house launch. We design the reception end to end — staging, galley brigade or caterer, sommelier, musicians or DJ, guest-list management and discreet control at the passerelle. During the festival, a deck facing the bay of Cannes remains one of the most coveted reception venues on the coast — and one of the most controllable, since the guest list is yours.
During the Marché du Film — strictly reserved for accredited professionals — the yacht plays a different role: a private reception venue in which to host partners, distributors and talent away from the Palais. The main saloon converts into a private screening room with calibrated picture and sound; confidential meetings take place on deck; business lunches are served alongside. The yacht neither replaces nor stands in for accreditation: it offers what no badge can — territory entirely your own, five minutes from the Palais.
Behind every seamless day lies precise machinery. A dedicated tender between anchorage and quay, transfers synchronised with your screenings and dinners, the Nice–Cannes helicopter link of around ten minutes on arrival, and a chauffeur at the passerelle to negotiate a Croisette partly closed during the festival. We also coordinate provisioning — cellars, flowers, rare produce — crew rotations and, where required, discreet close protection on board and ashore. You see none of this machinery; you feel only its effect.
One interlocutor, one score. We select the yacht through our charter partners, negotiate the berth or anchorage, assemble crew, chef and cellar, then synchronise the yacht with the rest of your festival: a palace suite on the Croisette as a pied-à-terre, a dedicated chauffeur, evening tables, styling before each gala. The yacht is not a standalone service — it is the centrepiece of a stay we orchestrate in full, while you simply live it.
Our independence is your guarantee of clarity. TGZ Conciergerie is affiliated with neither the Festival de Cannes, the AFFIF nor the Marché du Film, and sells neither badges nor accreditation — accreditation is reserved for film-industry professionals and cannot be bought. Official invitations are nominative and non-transferable, so access to screenings or official evenings is arranged subject to availability and eligibility, through partners and private invitations where possible. We prefer that precision to any unverifiable promise.
Cannes is decided months in advance: berths at the Vieux Port and Port Canto, the finest yachts and the most experienced crews are committed long before spring. To frame your project, our guide How much does a VIP Cannes Film Festival cost explains what shapes each element, Where to stay during the Cannes Film Festival compares palace hotels and villas alongside life on board, and How to get to the Cannes Film Festival covers jets, helicopters and chauffeurs. Our Cannes Film Festival VIP page presents the stay as a whole.
Tell us about the experience you have in mind. A dedicated concierge will return with confirmable options tailored to your priorities.
Some access — the red carpet, invitation-only shows — rests with the organisers and can never be guaranteed. We will tell you plainly what is confirmable, and what is not.
The quotation turns first on the yacht — its size, its age, its crew — then on the duration (a day or a week), the dates and the berth; berth fees, fuel and on-board expenses are added as per the charter agreement. Every project receives a bespoke quotation; availability and conditions are confirmed before any commitment.
A berth — at the Vieux Port facing the Palais, or at Port Canto at the far end of the Croisette — makes the yacht a headquarters reachable on foot, ideal for entertaining daily; these berths are reserved months in advance. Anchorage offers greater privacy and freedom, with a dedicated tender reaching the quay in minutes. Many of our clients combine the two across the fortnight, depending on each day's programme.
As early as possible. Berths at the Vieux Port and Port Canto are among the most sought-after in Europe during the festival, and the finest yachts with experienced crews are chartered well in advance, often from the preceding autumn. We recommend engaging your project four to eight months before May 2027; a quotation can nonetheless be prepared at any time, subject to availability.
Yes — it is one of the most sought-after uses of a yacht during the festival. Depending on the yacht and its configuration, we host from 20 to 150 guests: a seated dinner by an on-board chef, a cocktail on the upper deck, a film or brand launch. Staging, wine, music, guest-list management and control at the passerelle are designed and run by our teams, in coordination with the captain.
No, and we are deliberate about this clarity: the Marché du Film is reserved for accredited industry professionals, and festival accreditation cannot be bought. The yacht is a private reception venue — for your meetings, private on-board screenings and business dinners — not a badge. Access to gala screenings is handled separately, subject to availability and eligibility, through legitimate private channels, and is never guaranteed.
The professional crew and tender come with the yacht under the charter agreement; fuel, port fees and on-board expenses are generally in addition to the base charter. We compose the rest to measure: an on-board chef and dedicated cellar, additional staff for receptions, daily provisioning, synchronised ground transfers and, should you wish, discreet close protection. The exact scope is set out line by line in your quotation.
Tell us your dates, your guest numbers and how you intend to use the yacht — a day, a week alongside, a reception — and we will select the yacht, secure the position and prepare a bespoke quotation, subject to availability.
